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Website Legalities
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The Disabilities Discrimination Act makes most British websites unlawful from the 1st October 2004. The Act makes 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", specifically mentioning websites.
A formal investigation in April 2004 found 81% failed to provide even the most basic access to disabled users. Companies face the threat of legal action and unlimited compensation payments if they fail to comply with new legislation.
Producing information in such a way that all your customers can read makes good business sense, is the law and is fair.
Businesses spend £20 billion each year on communicating with their customers. There are two million people with sight problems in the UK who cannot read standard print. Businesses cannot afford to ignore this large customer group.
In addition to making good business sense, businesses and organizations are legally required to make reasonable adjustment to provide accessible information or services. This is following the implementation of DDA new Code of Practice on Rights of Access: Goods, Facilities and Services which provides a detailed explanation of how the Act should apply in practice.
Independent access to information means that people with sight loss can make informed decisions and protect their privacy. Alternative formats include braille, audio, large print or disk.
Every website that Lucid NI creates conforms, as standard to the Disabilities Discrimination Act. We take every care to ensure that standards are checked and double checked before any of our work is made public. If you need any further information on the Disabilities Discrimination Act please feel free to contact us. Alternatively you can visit any of the links provided below.
If you would like any further any information you can visit any of the following links:
DDA Code of Practice: http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/web-accessibility/uk-website-legal-requirements.shtml
W3C Accessibility Guidelines: http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/full-checklist.html
Website evaluation tools: http://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/existingtools.html
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