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You can make a real difference to blind and partially sighted people in your work with the help of our services. Our advice can support you in making sure your products are available to the almost two million people with sight problems in the UK. What is website accessibility? Find out more about W3C Acessibility standards. What is Web Accessibility?
Web Accessibility means making the web usable by everyone whatever their ability or disability. What is PAS 78? The new PAS 78 Guide to good practice in commissioning accessible websites guidelines sets out how to commission an accessible website. Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) & web accessibility. There seems to be widespread speculation about the legislation introduced under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), which ensures that websites are accessible to blind and disabled users.
Try to find specific information about what the law requires you to do and chances are you'll come up empty handed. The RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) and the DRC (Disability Rights Commission), two of the most renowned advocates for the DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) and accessible websites, have no specific information about the laws and what websites specifically need to do in order to meet the legal requirements.