Access by Design cares that their website is accessible to all and welcomes visitors of all races, religions and abilities. This page is to give you information on what aids this website offers for people with a disability. It also explains how the WC3 Accessibility Guidelines I.O and 2.O have... Read more

Just received this from a company (name blurred out of kindness) ...     It amazes me that people still send emails out with no plain text alternative! Outlook blocks inages by default, so does Gmail and just... Read more

Every website that we've ever created since we started trading as Access by Design (four and a half years ago) has always been accessible (and at the top end of accessibility to boot) and much of my time in the early years was spent explaining to people what having... Read more

At Access by Design we place great importance on the accessibility of our websites - opening up the internet for everyone. What is Accessible Website Design? An accessible website is one that can be read in a number of different formats to accommodate as many different disabilities as possible.  Every site... Read more

HTML5 Website Development HTML (or Hypertext Markup Language) is a formatting language used to create 99% of all the web-pages on the Internet. The latest edition, HTML5, has changed dramatically, adding a huge number of features to benefit business websites. Using the strong foundations created by previous versions, we are now stepping... Read more

Many of our clients hire us as their web designers because of how our well our websites do in the daily battle of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Today, we were asked by a new client to do what his previous designer did to 'beat SEO'  and  fill the top  section... Read more

Ash - my canine partner (better known to our clients as the hairy cream rug that won't leave them alone when they meet me in the Access - by Design offices) and I attended a photo shoot in London yesterday. (woooh!) The date the article is being published?  20th December 2010! Although... Read more

This audit should significantly improve access on a small to medium sized website. The audit is usually up to 500 words which outlines the major areas with accessibility issues and also your accessibility strengths. Unlike most audits we also look at your website capability to perform on the newest technologies... Read more

This is a full investigation of your website with a complete check across all three main accessibility priority areas with practical and realistic advice on how issues can be fixed or accessible alternatives provided . Unlike most audits we also look at your website capability to perform on the newest... Read more

Access- by Design are delighted to be in the early stages of a partnership with the Aldingbourne Trust. They are helping us increase our pool of testers through their WorkAid programme to help us to continue to make our websites as accessible as possible. The Aldingbourne Trust provide opportunities... Read more