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Accessibility

Does your website comply with the Disability Discrimination Act?

Part 3 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (which includes accessibility of websites) came into force in October 1999. The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice came into force on the 27th of May 2002. This resulted a very large proportion of existing websites being in breach of the law.

All UK organisations must ensure their goods, facilities and services are accessible to people with disabilities. If your website isn't accessible to everyone, you could be breaking the law.

Is your Website Legal?

The Act applies to websites as well as physical access, such as ramps into buildings. Failure to provide an accessible website, aside from the possible legal consequences, could lead to a significant loss of sales, for example; there are an estimated 7.4 million visually impaired people in the EU alone. Website operators who fail to make reasonable adjustments to make their sites accessible for disabled customers may face fines, compensation payments and heavy legal costs.

Accessible Services

INCO Software Solutions specialises in creating accessible, content managed, school websites that can be used by people with disabilities. INCO-CMS complies with accessibility guidelines:-