Accessibility
Navigate the Digital World Without Barriers
Is your website blocking over 20% of your potential customers?
The internet should be like a national park. It should be open, inviting, and navigable for everyone. However, many websites inadvertently lock out users with disabilities due to poor coding or low-contrast design. If a user cannot navigate your site using a keyboard or hear your content through a screen reader, you are not just losing sales. You are risking significant legal action under the ADA.
We believe that true creative excellence includes everyone. Our Accessibility services bridge the gap between compliance and beautiful design. We audit, remediate, and build websites that adhere to WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) standards. We ensure your digital presence accommodates users with visual, auditory, and motor impairments. By removing obstacles from your user flow, you create a smoother path for every visitor to engage with your brand.
Visual Strategy
Versoft Consulting
Versoft Consulting specializes in optimizing portfolio management software for the investment industry. In a field built on trust and precision, their website required absolute clarity.
We faced the challenge of adhering to their established corporate color palette while ensuring the site met rigorous accessibility standards. We meticulously calibrated their brand colors to ensure high contrast for visually impaired users without altering their professional identity.
We also optimized the underlying code structure to prioritize performance. The result is a lightning-fast site that boasts a Page Speed Insights score of 96 and offers a seamless experience for every visitor.
Visual Strategy
Versoft Consulting
Versoft Consulting specializes in optimizing portfolio management software for the investment industry. In a field built on trust and precision, their website required absolute clarity.
We faced the challenge of adhering to their established corporate color palette while ensuring the site met rigorous accessibility standards. We meticulously calibrated their brand colors to ensure high contrast for visually impaired users without altering their professional identity.
We also optimized the underlying code structure to prioritize performance. The result is a lightning-fast site that boasts a Page Speed Insights score of 96 and offers a seamless experience for every visitor.
Why Strategic Accessibility Matters
Web accessibility is not just a legal checkbox. It is a fundamental component of a high-performance website.
Mitigate Legal Risk: Lawsuits regarding digital accessibility are rising every year. A non-compliant site leaves you vulnerable to costly litigation. We build your site to meet WCAG 2.1 standards, acting as a protective guide against legal threats and ensuring you are on the right side of the law.
Boost SEO Performance: Google rewards accessibility. Search engines use bots that “read” your site very similarly to how screen readers do. By using semantic HTML, proper alt text, and clear heading structures, we help your site rank higher and attract more organic traffic.
Expand Your Market Reach: Over one billion people globally live with some form of disability. By ignoring accessibility, you effectively close your doors to a massive segment of the population. We ensure your digital storefront is open for business to everyone.
Structural Strategy
AcueTex Inc.
AcueTex Inc., a family-owned tool and die manufacturer in Oregon, needed a digital refresh to match their four decades of industry expertise. Industrial websites are often cluttered and hard to read. We took a different approach by building a streamlined one-page scroll website that prioritizes clarity.
We developed their entire brand identity including a new logo. We introduced significant open space to give the content breathability and reduce cognitive load. We strategically placed high-contrast colors to guide the user eye naturally down the page. This distinct lack of clutter ensures that their story is accessible to every visitor regardless of device or ability.
Structural Strategy
Acue-Tex Inc
AcueTex Inc., a family-owned tool and die manufacturer in Oregon, needed a digital refresh to match their four decades of industry expertise. Industrial websites are often cluttered and hard to read. We took a different approach by building a streamlined one-page scroll website that prioritizes clarity.
We developed their entire brand identity including a new logo. We introduced significant open space to give the content breathability and reduce cognitive load. We strategically placed high-contrast colors to guide the user eye naturally down the page. This distinct lack of clutter ensures that their story is accessible to every visitor regardless of device or ability.
The Path to Compliance
We treat accessibility as a continuous journey rather than a one-time fix. We start by surveying the terrain with a comprehensive audit to identify barriers like color contrast issues, missing alternative text, and broken keyboard navigation. Once the issues are identified, we move directly into remediation.
We work systematically through your site to resolve errors, fixing the code and adjusting the design until the warnings are cleared. The result is a clean, fully compliant system that adheres to strict standards and welcomes every visitor.
FAQ
What is Web Accessibility?
Web accessibility involves designing and coding websites so that people with disabilities can use them. This includes preventing barriers that stop interaction or access to websites by people with physical disabilities, emotional disabilities, and visual or hearing impairments.
Does accessibility improve SEO?
Yes. Accessibility and SEO overlap significantly. Features like alt text for images, transcripts for video, and proper heading structures make your content easier for search engines to understand. A more accessible site is often a faster and better-ranking site.
What standards do you follow?
We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). We typically aim for Level AA compliance, which is the standard cited in most accessibility laws and corporate policies.
Can you fix my existing website?
Yes. We can perform a remediation of your current site. We audit the code and design to find errors, and then we apply fixes to bring it up to compliance standards. This is often more cost-effective than rebuilding a site from scratch.