Does your website comply with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA)?

The Part 3 Code of the Disability Discrimination Act (which refers to accessibility on websites) came into force in October 1999. The Disability Discrimination Code of Practice for this part was published on the 27th of May 2002, which resulted a very large proportion of existing websites 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 their sites accessible for disabled customers may face fines, compensation payments and heavy legal costs.

Accessible Content Management Services

INCO specialises in creating accessible, CMS managed, websites that can be used by people with disabilities. Our product INCO-CMS (The Professional Web Content Management System) for organisations complies with such guidelines.

Following the RNIB and Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) guidelines, we can adjust your existing website or create a new DDA compliant website from scratch.

• A, AA or AAA WAI accessibility ratings.

• Designs that look good and remain accessible.

• Adherence to W3C standards means your website works in all browsers.

• Automatically make your website more search engine friendly.