What is digital accessibility?
Digital accessibility ensures that everyone can participate on the internet. Even if you have a functional disability.
Imagine...
You wake up on Monday morning and walk to the bathroom on autopilot. You turn on the light. But it doesn't. At least, that's what you think.
Beau's life changed overnight. She suddenly went blind.
"Soon the realisation dawned that it was down to my own eyes. It was as if someone had muted the light."
Meet Beau!
Beau is an optimist. Based in Amsterdam, she has 13 years of experience in (web) design and development. Beau loves cycling, regularly reads books and has a huge Pinterest addiction.
However, after that one night, these hobbies were no longer so obvious.
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This changed for Beau in her daily life
1. Cycling in Amsterdam
"Having a big blind spot on your left side and not seeing depth as well. This was incredibly exciting (and still is), but what a milestone when it worked!"
2. Her trendy laundry basket
"Because the laundry basket is not closed, I can't gauge the depth properly. As a result, I always miss out. So I already have this even with my first glass of wine, haha!"
3. Reading a real book
"One of those that you can hold onto: Retreating for a while with a good book. Reading a book is too much effort and therefore, unfortunately, no longer relaxation."
4. Her pinterest addiction
"Scrolling for hours. Saving images, designs and recipes in my structured library, wonderful! This too has become more effort than relaxation."
This changed for Beau in terms of work as a designer
1. Giving advice
"Clicking through a website or webshop to give design/technical advice to a client no longer worked for me."
2. Creating wireframes
"Creating wireframes so that before everyone within a project understands your vision."
3. Design and build
"Designing or reviewing website elements for a new website. And then building the website myself I couldn't do either."
4. Analyse code
"Diving into the code of a website together with developers to solve problems."
New opportunities for Beau through digital accessibility
The digital and physical day-to-day work as a web designer and developer is too challenging for Beau. This whole experience has changed her perspective on design. Beau now works with us as a project manager, sharing her knowledge and experience with everyone.
Adjustments on her laptop
With these adjustments on her laptop, Beau can use the internet more easily.
Increasing colour contrast.
Using screen readers.
Zooming in on content.
Use enlarged fonts and line spacing.
What is digital accessibility?
By digital accessibility, we mean that websites, apps and other online content are built and designed to be accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities.
This has to do, for example, with the right layout of your website, or with tools such as video subtitling and a read-aloud function.
The aim is to ensure that everyone can access online information and services. Unfortunately, this is still far from being the case: many people encounter daily problems when trying to use online services.
"Websites are user-friendly for me if there is a clear menu bar at the top. Using speech, I can then quickly find the search field."
Who are you digitally accessible to?
To get a better idea of who you are digitally accessible to, we'd like to share this video with you. What happens when Karin (tunnel vision), Huub (partially sighted and Parksinon) and Marjo (completely blind) try to order a red towel on hema.nl?
25% of the Dutch population has a functional impairment
This is about 4.5 million Dutch people. Here you can think of:
1.6 million Dutch people with a motor disability
2.5 million people who are low-literate
Some 1,1 million Dutch people who have an intellectual disability (LVB)
800 thousand people with dyslexia
About 700 thousand Dutch people with a colour disorder (colourblind)
A half a million Dutch people with a Hard of Hearing or sight impairment
Read more about
1. Visual impairment
Poor vision/blind
Colour blind
Cataracts
Tunnel vision
2. Auditory impairment
Deaf
Hard of Hearing
Usher's syndrome
3. Cognitive impairment
Dyslexia
Form of autism
Parkinson's
"Differently abled"
4. Motor impairment
There are 1.6 million Dutch people with a motor disability
Wheelchair user
Temporarily limited by an accident
Vibrations in the hands (Parkinson's disease)
5. Speech disability
Speech impairments can result from impairments to the:
Hearing
Body
Brain
The benefits of digital accessibility?
When you take digital accessibility into account, you ensure that everyone has equal opportunities on the internet.
You are socially engaged as an organisation
You have greater reach
It improves the overall user experience.
You are more findable (SEO). Google loves digital accessibility!
Cost-saving. You avoid repairs!
Who are we helping?
Government
As a public authority, you want all citizens to be able to use your digital services and to comply with the Digital Government Act. We will help you ensure this.
Businesses
As a company, you want all your customers to be able to use your (digital) services as well as comply with the European Accessibility Act.
Suppliers
Do you create digital services for governments or businesses? Then you will have a lot to do with the WCAG, Digital Government Act and the European Acessibility Act.
How we help with digital accessibility
Easily choose one of our services.
Complete WCAG 2.2 audit
Complete audit according to WCAG-EM, based on WCAG 2.2, level AA.
Technical audit
Do you want to develop your platform digitally accessible? Then opt for a technology study.
Content audit
Ideal if a full WCAG audit is not needed. We figure this out together.
Quick scan
Get a first impression of your website’s digital accessibility.
App audit
Audit your app and get an accessibility declaration report.
PDF audit
Check how accessibly your PDF documents are formatted
Additional audit
Perfect for after a major update or new functionality on your website, app or PDF document.
Help!
You don't know what choice you have to make? We will help you.
Get in touch
Complete WCAG 2.2 audit
Complete audit according to WCAG-EM, based on WCAG 2.2, level AA.
Technical audit
Do you want to develop your platform digitally accessible? Then opt for a technology study.
Content audit
Ideal if a full WCAG audit is not needed. We figure this out together.
Quick scan
Get a first impression of your website’s digital accessibility.
App audit
Audit your app and get an accessibility declaration report.
PDF audit
Check how accessibly your PDF documents are formatted
Additional audit
Perfect for after a major update or new functionality on your website, app or PDF document.
Help!
You don't know what choice you have to make? We will help you.
Get in touch
Complete WCAG 2.2 audit
Complete audit according to WCAG-EM, based on WCAG 2.2, level AA.
Technical audit
Do you want to develop your platform digitally accessible? Then opt for a technology study.
Content audit
Ideal if a full WCAG audit is not needed. We figure this out together.
Quick scan
Get a first impression of your website’s digital accessibility.
App audit
Audit your app and get an accessibility declaration report.
PDF audit
Check how accessibly your PDF documents are formatted
Additional audit
Perfect for after a major update or new functionality on your website, app or PDF document.
Help!
You don't know what choice you have to make? We will help you.
Get in touch
Complete WCAG 2.2 audit
Complete audit according to WCAG-EM, based on WCAG 2.2, level AA.
Technical audit
Do you want to develop your platform digitally accessible? Then opt for a technology study.
Content audit
Ideal if a full WCAG audit is not needed. We figure this out together.
Quick scan
Get a first impression of your website’s digital accessibility.
App audit
Audit your app and get an accessibility declaration report.
PDF audit
Check how accessibly your PDF documents are formatted
Additional audit
Perfect for after a major update or new functionality on your website, app or PDF document.
Help!
You don't know what choice you have to make? We will help you.
Get in touch
Complete WCAG 2.2 audit
Complete audit according to WCAG-EM, based on WCAG 2.2, level AA.
Technical audit
Do you want to develop your platform digitally accessible? Then opt for a technology study.
Content audit
Ideal if a full WCAG audit is not needed. We figure this out together.
Quick scan
Get a first impression of your website’s digital accessibility.
App audit
Audit your app and get an accessibility declaration report.
PDF audit
Check how accessibly your PDF documents are formatted
Additional audit
Perfect for after a major update or new functionality on your website, app or PDF document.
Help!
You don't know what choice you have to make? We will help you.
Get in touch
Getting started with digital accessibility?
Like Carolina, are you ravingly excited by digital accessibility? Or are you just struggling with your hands? Contact us and we will be happy to help you get started.
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