Accessible web design in Middlesbrough

Web site conforms to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines - Level AA.

UK Web Design Association (UKWDA) registered member

Listed on the North East of England Service Provider Register

Access for All cartoon character Even before the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) came into force in October 2004, ADS Hosting were already producing web sites which are compliant with both Bobby Standard and W3C.

ADS Hosting take the upmost care in the websites we develop for our clients, ensuring they are accessible to as many different people using as wide a range of web enabled devices as possible.

The advantages of this are numerous. Not only will your site be in line with the DDA's requirements, but your site will be viewable on virtually any web browser, on any make of computer currently on the market. The site will also be accessible to alternative devices such as web-enabled televisions and mobile phones.

But perhaps the greatest advantage is in the Forward Compatibility of the standards which are utilised to make web sites accessible.

For the first time in the World Wide Web's history, a true international standard for web site structure and formatting has emerged and has been taken on board by all industry sectors involved. This means that sites built today using these new standards not only provide accessibility to all devices currently available but will be equally accessible to all future generations of web devices. No more having to re-build your company's web site every few years just so that it is available to new browsers. No more having to build several versions of the site to be viewed on different types of devices. One site will do it all from now on (until you change your corporate colours and even then the new standards make these changes much quicker and hence cheaper).

Add to that the fact that web site built to the new accessible standards are on average half the file size of their older counterparts (and hence download to your customers twice as fast!) and it really is a no-brain choice.

Summary of Benefits

Sites are accessible to the disabled
Sites are accessible to all current web enabled devices including mobile phones and web TV
Sites are Forward compatible - No more re-building to accommodate the next generation of browsers
Amendments to sites are faster and cheaper to implement
File sizes are reduced by over a half - download times are more than doubled
Oh, and did we mention that accessible sites usually perform better with search engines?

This is what accessibility brings to the table and this is what ADS Hosting offers to all of it's clients. Why not contact us for more details.

Watchfire® WebXACT

Watchfire® WebXACT is a free online facility which allows you to test your existing web pages for accessibility as well as quality and privacy issues. Why not use the form below to test your existing site?

Please note that this third-party service is operated by Watchfire and is not connected to ADS Creative / ADS Hosting.

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Summary of Benefits

Watchfire® WebXACT