Web accessibility: a practical guide for business websites
What accessibility asks of a business website, the barriers to fix first and how to keep it that way.
Accessibility
Accessible websites that work for everyone.
Accessibility in practice: what WCAG asks for, how inclusive design helps every visitor, and the fixes that matter most.
Accessibility guides
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Accessibility audits, automated checkers and overlays: what each can tell you
Checkers, expert audits and overlay widgets compared, plus a 30-minute self-check you can run today.
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WCAG 2.2 explained: what changed and what level AA asks of your website
The nine new success criteria, what AA conformance means, and six checks to run on your site.
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Colour contrast and readable text: a practical guide to accessible typography
The WCAG contrast ratios, how to adapt a brand palette that fails them, and readable text beyond colour.
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Accessibility and SEO: where they overlap, and where they don’t
The foundations that help screen readers and search engines alike, the myths, and the habits that hurt both.
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The business case for accessibility: inclusive design, reach and conversions
Reach, conversions, buyers and risk: a case for accessibility you can take to leadership.
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How to design accessible forms: labels, errors, autocomplete and CAPTCHAs
The details that decide whether everyone can finish your enquiry, booking or quote form.
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Accessible navigation: menus, keyboard access and visible focus done properly
Skip links, visible focus, dropdowns that open on Enter, and a five-minute test you can run without a mouse.
Put it into practice
From reading to doing.
The parts of our work these guides relate to, when you are ready to act on them.
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Free website audit
A plain-language review of your current site’s speed, mobile experience, Google visibility, security and how easily visitors can get in touch, by email within 2 business days.
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Website design & development
How a new website is planned, designed, built and handed over, step by step.
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Website care plans
Updates, backups, security and uptime monitoring, billed quarterly with no lock-in.
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