Website Accessibility
Melon will ensure your website is usable and built to comply with the latest web design and build legislation such as the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
Imagine if your business stopped potential customers entering your shop because they had didn’t have the correct hair colour? Would you really turn people away because they had blonde hair instead of brunette? Of course not. Your website should be no different.
Internet Explorer is currently the most popular way to surf the internet, but it is gradually losing its dominance. The growth of open source web browsers such as Firefox have led to more effective ways to surf. A survey in 2005 highlighted that as many as 1 in 10 websites do not work properly on non-IE browsers. This could mean as many as 10% of your customer base are being turned away because they don’t use the same software as your designers!
By understanding web users and their habits, Melon identifies which browsers are realistic to cater for. We only build websites using modern techniques and practices so that your site will work on all browsers today and tomorrow.
Each web user is different so to make your website universally accessible is a difficult task. Free tools such as Bobby Accessibility Checker and Lynx Web Viewer will check accessibility at a basic level, but can only test for technical errors, not human problems. That’s why it’s important to choose a company with experienced web developers and testers to make your website compliant and widely accessible.
The benefits of adhering to the standards include:
- Avoiding prosecution!
- Increasing the amount of visitors who can use your website
- Enabling search engines to read your site easily
- Guaranteeing your site is viewable on other internet ready devices
- Saving annually on site maintenance costs
- Reducing time taken to manage content
- Reaching more customers!
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