Without a daily commute, working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic is giving many of us more breathing room in our schedule. For many businesses and services, it’s also a time when clear, accessible communication is crucial. WeCo’s Accessibility Team thought this is the perfect time to scope your business/agency website for accessibility basics. Something… Continue Reading Bathrobe Accessibility Check: Basic Tips
WCAG 2.0
Selecting a Quality Accessibility Service
As fears over drive-by websites lawsuits grows, more websites are undergoing audit and remediation processes. The number of companies offering accessibility services is growing. But how do you know if you’re hiring the right one? With everyone jumping on the bandwagon of accessible audit and remediation, it’s hard to know who to trust, or what you’re getting. Continue Reading Selecting a Quality Accessibility Service
Layers of Guidance: How to Use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
As the name suggests, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 are a set of guidelines developed “with a goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally.”[1] Designing and producing content for individuals who live with disabilities can be difficult. What is… Continue Reading Layers of Guidance: How to Use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
Understanding the People Side of Website Accessibility
Over the course of a business day at WeCo we encounter many employees who work as website developers and designers. Most have the same question when they begin working with us: where’s the checklist? It’s extremely typical for web designers, developers and content managers to view website accessibility as purely a formula process because that’s… Continue Reading Understanding the People Side of Website Accessibility