Accessibility
Accessible website design - What is it and why we use it.
Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web. More specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to participate more in society. Web accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging.
However, an accesable web benefits people without disabilities too. For example, a key principle of Web accessibility is designing Web sites and software that are flexible to meet different user needs, preferences, and situations; people using a slow Internet connection, people with "temporary disabilities" such as a broken arm, and people with changing abilities due to aging.
Websites, just like buildings and offices can be made accessible to everyone - including those with disabilities. Unfortunately there are too many websites that don't meet the most basic levels of accessibilty.
Light Media is working hard to provide a site that is helpful to all our customers, including the 20% of Australians with a disability.
Light Media is aware of the types of adaptive technology used by people with disabilities and have redesigned pages to ensure compatibility with as many of these systems as possible. Changes include keeping text clear (italic fonts can be hard to read) and making sure links adequately describe where they go ('click here' does not mean much in isolation). This ideology is present when we work with your company to create and project your message.
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