Organisation : Déise Design Website Design
Article Title : Web Site Usability And Accessibility
Page Title : Web Sites That Work
Page Number : 1
Publication Date : 22 June 2003
Expiry Date : Never Expires
Category : Services
URL : http://www.deisedesign.com/de3/web/Display/article/27/1/?lang=en
Déise Design can enable your companies web site to become "Bobby AAA approved". This means they meet the May 5, 1999 version of the Web Accessibility Initiative's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the U.S. Section 508 guidelines for accessibility adopted by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) of the U.S. Federal government. Clicking on the Accessible Website link located in the top left of of this screen will bring you to the accessible version of this site. Déise Design have also deployed accessible web sites for the visually impaired on behalf of Waterford County Council and Waterford County Library.

The following are a few of the reasons why it's important that your site be accessible:

  • Over 10% of the online population is disabled (750 million people worldwide, 55 million Americans)
  • According to iCAN (The Leading Online Disability Community), people with disabilities have a discretionary income of more than $188 billion dollars.
  • Companies with accessible websites benefit from positive publicity.
  • Companies with accessible websites protect themselves from litigation, costly settlements, unfavorable publicity, and potential loss of business.

Usability
Déise Design are committed to creating web sites that meet the highest standards of usability. Some of the factors we take into account when designing a site include.

  • User centered ergonomic design
  • Human factors psychology
  • Web accessibility
  • Usability statistic analysis
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