Accessibility Bulletin Week 43 – accessibility news around the globe

29 Oct 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at the week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Managing the PDFs on your website: what you need to do and why

28 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

In this article we’re going to explore the challenges associated with managing PDFs on your website, why it is important to actively do so and how innovative, new Sitemorse functionality based on client feedback can help you manage your website PDF documents.

It’s the time we’ve all been waiting for!

27 Oct 2020, 10 a.m.

We will shortly publish the INDEX results. These will be the first INDEXes since the deadline. The accessibility scores are focused on the WCAG Level A and AA as required by European standard EN 301 549 V1.1.2 (2015-04).

Developer Corner - Privacy Category in a Report

26 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

In Developer Corner this week, This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly introduces the Privacy category of a Sitemorse assessment.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 42 – accessibility news around the globe

22 Oct 2020, 5:15 p.m.

We take a look at the week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

How can you improve the readability of your website?

21 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

Improving the readability of your website content is important but is not always straightforward. In this article we’re going to explore how you can improve readability, some of the issues involved and the role automation can play.

Developer Corner - Invalid attribute name

19 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

In Developer Corner this week, Support Lead Helen Grimbly, explains what is meant by the Sitemorse Code Quality diagnostic file/html/badattr

Inventory - Keeping track of assets and what is linked where

16 Oct 2020, 11:30 a.m.

How can you keep track of assets and what is linked where

Accessibility Bulletin Week 41 – accessibility news around the globe

15 Oct 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at the week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

SOCIALQA: Ensuring consistent standards and keeping an archive of posts

15 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

Organisations need to apply consistency to standards and publishing across your social media posts. It is also important to have an independent record of what was sent when. Keep track of your social media content across your Twitter feed and Facebook posts, as well as an archive of your social media posts.

HEARTBEAT - Knowing your website is slow, unavailable or perhaps hacked

13 Oct 2020, 11:30 a.m.

HEARTBEAT provides 'at a glance' essential information in a traffic light colour coded interactive map format. This visually shows the status of all or any part of digital landscape on a continent-by-continent, country-by-country basis

Why colour contrast on a web page is important

13 Oct 2020, 11 a.m.

Have you ever had to strain to read the text on a website because it is indistinguishable or unclear from the background it is on? If you’re a digital manager, have you ever received feedback that this is a problem on your website? The contrast between different colours is a significant issue for many users and for digital teams; it is also addressed in the WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 accessibility guidelines so needs to be managed for compliance reasons.

SEARCH - When and where did that appear on your website?

12 Oct 2020, 11:30 a.m.

Sitemorse Search - it is important for an organisation to know what content is where in terms of what’s live right now, but also in terms of history, across your entire digital landscape

Developer Corner - Code Quality Diagnostic file/html/tagnotallowed

12 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly explains what is meant by the Sitemorse Code Quality diagnostic file/html/tagnotallowed.

Track and eliminate spelling mistakes on your website

9 Oct 2020, noon

The quality of spelling on a website reflects on you and your brand. It allows visitors to trust you. Bad spelling can put your visitors off you as a brand and an organisation.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 40 – accessibility news around the globe

8 Oct 2020, 5:15 p.m.

This week’s discussions on the topic of digital accessibility.

Why CIOs should have digital accessibility on their radar

7 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

CIOs and senior IT management already have a lot of responsibilities including user support, cybersecurity, network performance, software development, meeting user needs, issuing hardware, rolling out software releases and upgrades, IT and digital strategy, and more. Although they certainly do not need any more on their “to do” list, website accessibility and digital accessibility is definitely an issue that that CIOs need to have on their radar.

Developer Corner - Image file has incorrect type

5 Oct 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly explains what to do when an 'Image file has incorrect type' error has been raised.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 39 – accessibility news around the globe

1 Oct 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at the week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Four reasons why industry regulators are looking at accessibility

30 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

Industry regulators and related professional bodies are not necessarily there to police website accessibility and it may not appear to be high on their priority list, but it is increasingly part of either the rules they issue or may be referenced or advised within their guidelines

Developer Corner - Download Score Data over Time

28 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen outlines how to download the score information for the Reports on a site over time.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 38 – accessibility news around the globe

24 Sep 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at the week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Celebrating achievement, nervously balancing risk or time for despair?

24 Sep 2020, 3 p.m.

The 23rd September 2020 was the deadline for when all public sector organisations in the UK had to have an accessible website as a result of legislation based on the European Union Directive 2016/2102/EU.

Keeping on top of accessibility is the new priority

23 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

Why keeping on top of accessibility must now be the priority for compliant websites

Developer Corner - Inventory Linking details

21 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

In Developer Corner this week, Helen outlines the 'Linking details' section of the Inventory of an assessment

Accessibility Bulletin Week 37 – accessibility news around the globe

17 Sep 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at the week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Seven challenges of managing digital channels in regulated industries

16 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

Being a website or digital marketing manager is a rewarding role, but it comes with its challenges, particularly around ensuring your channels comply with the regulatory environment in your country and industry sector. While this is true for all businesses, the challenges are heightened for regulated industries

Global Life Sciences - progress in making their websites accessible

15 Sep 2020, 7:31 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 Global Life Sciences INDEX this week. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2009 and ranks the websites of nearly 200 companies based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Developer Corner - Email Report to someone without a Sitemorse login

14 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly will outline how to email a Report to someone who does not have a Sitemorse login.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 36 – accessibility news around the globe

10 Sep 2020, 3:02 p.m.

We take a look at this week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

The importance of role-based targeting and prioritisation in website improvement

9 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

One of the secrets of a successful website improvement project, or even just day-to-day website management, is to make sure that the right people are given the right information to view and the right tasks to complete.

UK Consumer Finance - progress in making their websites accessible

8 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 UK Consumer Finance PLCs INDEX. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2009 and ranks the websites of over 230 UK Public Limited Companies, based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Developer Corner - How to view Historic Reports from Digital Properties

7 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen outlines how to view Historic Reports from Digital Properties.

Six things we learned from improving accessibility at Chesterfield Borough Council

4 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

We love a good client success story. One of the most inspiring is the recent work carried out by the team at Chesterfield Borough Council to improve digital accessibility.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 35 – accessibility news around the globe

3 Sep 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at this week's discussions on the topic of accessibility.

Accessibility of Social Media content - who's liable?

2 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we are increasingly asked, where the responsibility for accessibility of social media content lies. Let's take a quick look at this issue.

Q3 2020 London Listed Companies INDEX Published

1 Sep 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 London Listed PLCs INDEX this week to see what progress London Listed PLCs are making in ensuring their websites are accessible to people with disabilities.

Developer Corner - Upload and Assess an Offline PDF

1 Sep 2020, 8:15 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly introduces a new feature that allows a user to upload and assess a PDF that is offline and not hosted on a website.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 34 – accessibility news around the globe

27 Aug 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at this week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Digital accessibility 101: an overview of the basics

26 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

In this article we provide a very quick overview of web and digital accessibility, why it is important and how to get started.

Q3 2020 UK Top 500 Retail INDEX Published

25 Aug 2020, 10:30 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 UK Top 500 Retail INDEX this week to see what progress UK Retailers are making in ensuring their websites are accessible to people with disabilities.

Q3 2020 AIM Listed Companies INDEX Published

25 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 AIM Listed INDEX this week to see what progress AIM listed companies are making in ensuring their websites are accessible to people with disabilities

Developer Corner - On Demand assessments via Digital Properties

24 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly outlines the On Demand assessment options on the Digital Properties page.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 33 – accessibility news around the globe

20 Aug 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at this week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Q3 2020 UK Government and Public Bodies INDEX Published

18 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 UK Government and Public Bodies INDEX this week. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2006 and ranks the websites of nearly 300 Government and Public Bodies for digital compliance, based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Developer Corner - Purpose of postmaster email address

17 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen Grimbly outlines the purpose of a postmaster email address and why it should be set.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 31 – accessibility news around the globe

14 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

We take a look at this week's discussions on the topic of accessibility

Six tips for improving accessibility on Facebook

12 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

Accessibility is critical across all your digital channels, not just your website, or your apps, but also on your social media channels. Social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn are now an important place for organisations to interact with customers and disseminate information. In this article we take a look at Facebook, perhaps the most popular social media platform of them all.

Q3 2020 INDEX – UK Local Government ‘s progress with Accessibility

11 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q3 UK Local Government INDEX this week to see what progress UK local authorities are making in ensuring their websites are accessible to people with disabilities.

Developer Corner - Resolving file/html/unknowntag issues

10 Aug 2020, 9 a.m.

This week, Support Lead, Helen outlines a few indicators for resolving file/html/unknowntag Code Quality issues.

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