Digital Accessibility Review

Our new Digital Accessibility Review is a quick and affordable way to test the accessibility of your website or app. As well as identifying accessibility compliance failures our team will identify any issues that are creating barriers for your website users and customers.

Our Digital Accessibility Review costs £4,950 plus VAT and includes:

  • A review of up to 10 pages, 10 components and key interactive features
  • A review of a sample of your page templates and content types
  • Desktop testing with a screenreader
  • Reporting of critical Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 failures

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Flexible, Affordable Accessibility Insights

Our experts work with you to understand your needs and then conduct an accessibility audit of your homepage, navigation, header and footer. Based on your goals they will select a sample of pages and components that will have the most impact on improving accessibility.

They quickly produce an Insight Report that gives you and your team a clear picture of the accessibility failures and provides the guidance and support you need to fix them. This approach takes less time than a Full WCAG Audit but still provides the key insights you need.

“Working with AbilityNet has helped us produce highly accessible and usable websites. We now have a better awareness of the challenges disabled people face and how to address them.”
- David Barrett, Inclusion and Accessibility Manager at BT

 

How our Digital Accessibility Review works

One of our experienced consultants will work with you every step of the way.

Their first step is to host a kick-off call to discuss what you want to achieve and why accessibility is important to you. You'll meet the consultant who is running the Review and you'll be able to ask questions about the process and what to expect in your Insight Report. They will explain options for testing and review and will recommend an approach tailored to meeting your goals.

After the kick-off meeting your consultant will:

  • Confirm a detailed schedule of all the testing that will be run;
  • Conduct a full audit on your homepage, navigation, header and footer;
  • Audit a collaboratively selected set of core components;
  • Prepare an Insight Report bringing together all their findings and results;

The Insight Report will be shared with you and will:

  • Provide expert insights to you and your team
  • Help build your knowledge about accessibility and WCAG 2.2
  • Provide links and expert guidance to help start addressing issues straight away
  • Support you to draft an accessibility statement for your website

The Insight Report will be shared with you and your team in an online meeting which will allow you to check details and ask questions.

The consultant will check in after a month to see how you're progressing and help address any questions that have come up since the Insight Report meeting.

Benefits of Our Digital Accessibility Review vs a Full WCAG Audit

Valuable Insights and flexible options

Depending on your accessibility maturity and goals, a Full WCAG Audit isn't always necessary or appropriate. Our new review service is ideal for:

  • Organisations that are unsure how accessible their site is
  • Organisations that are aware that accessibility issues are present and want to make progress quickly and address the most challenging issues
  • Product Managers and Accessibility Leads preparing for new regulations such as the European Accessibility Act (EAA)
  • Businesses managing multiple websites and apps

The Insight Report is a great way to help everyone in your team understand the accessibility challenges you face:

  • Increase accessibility knowledge and confidence in your teams
  • Improve usability for all visitors, including those with specific access needs
  • Ensure your digital platforms are accessible and inclusive

Work Towards Compliance

All our testing uses international standards such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines:

  • Identify the issues you face to meet legal requirements and prepare for the EAA
  • Transition smoothly from WCAG 2.1 to WCAG 2.2 compliance

Broaden Your Audience

Our services give you confidence you are reaching every customer, including those with specific access needs:

  • Remove barriers for neurodivergent and disabled individuals
  • Expand your reach and improve customer satisfaction

What is included in a Digital Accessibility Review?

The details of what will be tested are agreed at a kick-off meeting with one of our consultants.

They work with you and your team to understand your priorities for action and agree exactly what to test. This can include:

  • Pages in the public domain
  • Pages that require log-in to development environment
  • Sample user journeys
  • Problems identified in previous testing
  • Most used components
  • Content pages that are mostly text-based
  • Samples of images, video and audio content
  • Transactions and forms
  • PDFs and other document types
  • Existing accessibility statement or accessibility page

They will be flexible in their approach and testing doesn't start until you are happy with the sample selected.

All we need to get started is access to the relevant materials including log-in details, non-disclosure agreement, etc.

What is in the Insight Report?

Once they've conducted the testing your consultant will walk you through the Insight Report and provide their expert guidance on what you need to do next.

Our Insight Reports include:

  • A user-friendly executive report
  • Details and examples of critical WCAG 2.2 failures (high priority)
  • Any other failures identified in the testing
  • Suggested fixes for all critical failures identified
  • Any further insights gathered during the process
  • Usability and compliance benefits from addressing these issues
  • Suggested content or amendments for your accessibility statement
  • Useful resources for follow-up action

The Insight Report will be shared at a call with you and your team, with plenty of time for questions and answers.

That call will be followed up one month later to make sure you have made progress with the information provided.

Five reasons to choose AbilityNet's Digital Accessibility Review

1. Expert Guidance and Collaboration

  • We have been a pioneer in the digital accessibility space for more than 25 years
  • We are a Founding Member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP)
  • We have one of the UK's biggest team of specialist Accessibility and Usability Consultants
  • Work directly with an experienced Accessibility Consultant
  • Establish a baseline of accessibility across your digital products
  • Receive personalised support and detailed feedback

2. Comprehensive and Targeted Review

  • Initial consultation to identify key priorities
  • Assessment of your homepage and up to seven other key pages
  • Evaluation of up to 10 interactive components (number completed linked to complexity of components)

3. Actionable Insights and Roadmap

  • Detailed report highlighting areas of non-compliance and improvement
  • Recommendations for immediate and long-term actions
  • Support in drafting an accessibility statement and creating a compliance roadmap

4. A Cost-Effective Solution

  • Priced at just £4,950 plus VAT, our service is an affordable way to enhance your digital accessibility

5. Ongoing support and customer benefits

As a Digital Accessibility Review customer, you will also receive the following benefits:

  • Discounts for per seat and in-house training courses
  • Invitations to client-only events
  • Invite to TechShare Pro, Europe’s largest annual accessibility and inclusion gathering.
  • Free resources and webinars available to all your team members
  • Ongoing support from our customer success team

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Frequently asked questions about Digital Accessibility Reviews and Audits

We have answered some of the commonly asked questions we receive about Digital Accessibility Reviews and our audit and testing services below (please click to expand).

 

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If you would like to find out more about our full range of services please consider downloading our Digital Accessibility Services brochure, or alternatively you can get in contact with us.

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