Accessibility Bulletin Week 8 –accessibility news from the UK and US

27 Feb 2020, 3 p.m.

We take a look at the top stories on accessibility from the UK and US

Q1 2020 INDEX - UK Police Force Websites, what's happening with Accessibility?

25 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q1 UK Police Forces INDEX this week. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2006 and ranks the websites of 49 UK police forces, based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Developer Corner: SMARTVIEW diagnostic visibility

24 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

Support Lead, Helen Grimbly outlines why sometimes an issue is not highlighted in the page view of a SMARTVIEW.

Are you being given the full picture about accessibility?

21 Feb 2020, 9:45 a.m.

Is your software vendor or digital agency giving you the full picture about accessibility? All too often we come across customers who haven’t been given the full picture about accessibility and achieving legal compliance from their established digital agency or CMS provider. This is not because vendors or agencies are deliberately trying to mislead their customers; it’s more often to do with what is not said about accessibility. Some simply do not tell you what you need to do to achieve and then maintain compliance with web accessibility guidelines.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 7 –accessibility news from the UK and US

20 Feb 2020, 4 p.m.

We take a look at what’s been happening in news the UK and the US on website accessibility.

UK Local Government Websites, what's happening with Accessibility?

18 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q1 UK Local Government INDEX this week. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2006 and ranks the websites of over 400 UK local government authorities, based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance

Developer Corner - Brand Module of a Sitemorse Report

17 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

How the Sitemorse Brand module works

What elements need to be in place to ensure accountability for website accessibility compliance?

14 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

Website accessibility is now a significant risk issue. If you don’t have a website that complies with WCAG 2.1 guidelines you may be breaking the law, and in an increasingly litigious climate, you are at risk of legal action. Accessibility is also very important from both a moral and commercial standpoint, although it is the risks associated with non-compliance that tends to galvanise organisations into taking action.

Accessibility Bulletin Week 6 –government accessibility news from the UK and US

13 Feb 2020, 3 p.m.

What’s been happening about accessibility in the news this week?

UK Central Government Websites, what's happening with Accessibility?

11 Feb 2020, 12:26 p.m.

At Sitemorse we published our 2020 Q1 UK Central Government INDEX this week. The INDEX has been published quarterly since 2006 and ranks the websites of nearly 200 UK Central Government organisations, based on User Experience, Search Engine Optimisation and Governance, Risk and Compliance.

Developer Corner: Changes that affect Code Quality "unknownentity" and "badentity"

10 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

Support Lead, Helen Grimbly will be looking at changes to Sitemorse assessments that affect the Code Quality diagnostics "unknownentity" and "badentity".

Accessibility Bulletin Week 5 –government accessibility news from the UK and US

6 Feb 2020, 3 p.m.

What’s been happening about accessibility in the news this week?

Who is accountable for the accessibility of your website?

5 Feb 2020, 10 a.m.

Who is accountable for the accessibility of your website? In your organisation who is actually accountable for the accessibility of your website? If the answer is “not sure” or “it falls between four different people” or “something we’ve still to decide” or “nobody” then it possibly means your organisation hasn’t thought about digital accessibility properly.

UK & IE Universities - what's happening with Accessibility?

4 Feb 2020, 10 a.m.

What progress are Universities making in ensuring their websites are accessible to people with disabilities?

Technical Service Bulletin Week 5 - How to resolve duplicate values of type ID

3 Feb 2020, 9 a.m.

In this week’s technical service bulletin, Helen is helping to bring understanding to the WCAG Accessibility compliance check F77 on resolving duplicate values of type ID.

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