Compliance

The Internet is a worldwide phenomenon that since its 'arrival' has been used for nearly every conceivable purpose: buying, selling, dating, research, communication, the list is potentially endless. Except for people with disabilities who can't enjoy the Internet in the same way the majority of us now take for granted.

With many businesses such as high street shops, there is now a legal duty to have disabled access to the premises. This 'access' includes the use of websites that offer goods and/or services to the public.

in.house.media is committed to creating 'disability friendly' websites in accordance with The Disability Discrimination Act(DDA) which states:

“The Act makes it unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person: by refusing to provide (or deliberately not providing) any service which it provides (or is prepared to provide) to members of the public.”

On the Disability Rights Commission(DRC) website you will find the following quote:

“All organisations that provide goods, facilities or services to the public, whether paid for or for free, are covered by the Disability Discrimination Act, no matter how large or small they are.”

Far from having an adverse effect on your business, creating a website that everyone can use easily should have just the opposite result.
The discretionary income from the UK's 10 million disabled people is £50 billion per year. By ensuring that your website is totally accessible, your potential share of this market is waiting to be claimed.

Contact in.house.media to discuss in more detail how you can make your site more accessible to disabled users.

Readers should take careful note of the full context of the quotes above.
The Act only mentions websites as a possible solution to accessibility problems, not as a possible cause.
Not surprisingly in that case, no standards are mentioned, and never could be, as there are no standards in existence, only GUIDELINES.