Accessibility

Making your website accessible means making sure it can be used by as many people as possible, regardless of the device they are using to read your web pages.

Organisations are becoming increasingly aware of their moral and even legal obligation to take steps to ensure that the services they offer are accessible to all.

assist:directory adheres to many of the standards set by the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), so you can be confident that integrating it with your website will not undermine any accessibility work already undertaken.

• The public search interface and administrative features have been developed to W3C WAI -AAA standard, which means that it meets all the criteria set out in their Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
• Adhering to these standards means that users that are using alternate means to access the information on the directory (e.g screen readers and keyboards), will be able to access the same information as those using a screen and a mouse.
• Accessible websites don't just benefit disabled users, the guidelines also cover the way that websites are navigated by all users, to ensure an intuitive and logical progression through the site.