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How to Commission and Design Accessible Websites

By AbilityNet

This guide is designed for all third sector organisations to explain why web accessibility is vital to support your work with beneficiaries, and how easy it is to make simple practical improvements to the accessibility of your website.

The first part of the booklet gives an overview of web accessibility. It explains what web accessibility is, the benefits for your organisation and the wide range of people it helps and explains some of the key future developments in this area.

Part 2 is specifically for anyone who commissions or manages a website. It explains what the law says about accessibility, gives guidance on planning for an accessible website and talks you through a number of key considerations that are important for making your website accessible. These include creating an accessibility policy and working with designers and developers.

Part 3 goes into the detail of writing content for the web - a section specifically for anyone who creates content for your website.

Part 4 details all the main accessibility issues that impact on the build and design of your site.

Part 5 takes you through how to test your site for accessibility using free tools and techniques.

Part 6 contains useful resources such as a glossary of key accessibility terms, useful websites to take your knowledge of accessibility further and the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) checklist levels 1 and 2.

Download How to Commission and Design Accessible Websites (PDF, 1.7Mb)

Published 2006 by the ICT Hub