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Accessible Web Design

Accesible Websites and the Law

The Disability Discrimination Act and its code of practices make it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it provides to members of the public.

Legislation is not our only motivation for making your site accessible. Web site accessibility should not be perceived as an obligation but rather as an opportunity. An accessible web site provides a huge range of benefits including:

Benefits of Accesible Websites

• Accessible web sites receive significantly better placement on search engines
• Ensuring your site is accessible opens it up to audiences previously excluded from your site, including not only the disabled but those using older technology
• Having an accessible web site demonstrates your commitment to the disabled and will attract higher levels of applicants from this group
• Making your web site accessible also improves usability which in turn has numerous benefits in its own right

Widen Your Audience

At Connexion, accessibility goes beyond just reaching people with physical disabilities but making your site available to the largest range of audience. This includes different browsers, media, connection speed, operating system or speed of internet connection.

By building our sites with accessibility in mind, we not only satisfy our legal and moral obligations, but we also open our site to a vastly wider audience of potential clients.

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