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The Accessibility Industry Report found a number of issues across the sites that would need to be addressed for them to be WCAG 2.0 compatible.
To quote UsabilityOne,
None of the websites audited adhere to all criteria in the latest accessibility guidelines.
Have you looked into making your site compliance with WCAG 2.0?
Or are you waiting for the official government position?
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ReplyDeleteAccessibility is a nightmare for existing sites, so the results don't suprise me. The issue is however that most organisations don't grasp the importance of the issue until there's a business need to do so (Macguire V SOCOG being a prime example).
ReplyDeleteThe only reason why I have finally convinced my organisation to spend the money and resources upgrading their sites to accessibility compliance is because our group employed a totally blind receptionist - and they were shown first hand just how hard web properties designed without accessibility are for those with disabilities and impairments.
Thankfully we were able to hit WCAG 1.0 AAA on our intranet, and are targeting the same with our improved public site which we're currently working on.