The invention of the World Wide Web has opened many doors and windows not only for information exchange but also for another way of life. Despite the unlimited capability of the Internet, this potential is still largely unrealized for people with disabilities. Business and individuals rushed to build website without having accessible websites design in mind.

Studies show 20% of the population has some kind of disability - www.webaim.org -. There are four major types of disabilities that effect the individual's ability to use the Internet:

Visual: include blindness, low vision, color-blindness
Hearing: deafness
Motor: include inability to use a mouse, slow response time, limited fine motor control
Cognitive: include learning disabilities, distractibility, inability to remember or focus on large amounts of information.

Each of the major categories of disabilities require some types of adaptations in the design of the Web content. And most of those adaptations can benefit all users.

Why accessible Website?

Universal website accessibility is driven by both the legal need created by Human Rights laws as well as the gradual realization that accessibility is more than just providing web pages for the handicapped.

Your business will benefit from implementing accessibility to your Website in many ways:

In order to make accessibility an important part of any web design and development project, you will need knowledge of the accessibility tools, careful planning, as well as technical skills.

accessible website solutions

Shifting Web's extensive Web accessibility experience can create for you an easy to use and accessible website with out giving up its visual appeal.

Website Accessibility Reports

Wondering how does your Current Web site rate on the Accessibility scale or how does your site stands the Section 508 test. Shifting Web can provide website accessibility analysis and overviews to page-by-page web site reports.