If you have a website, you also have the responsibility to make sure that it is accessible to disabled users. If it is not up to certain standards it is possible that you could be sued for discrimination. At present, very few companies have faced such action and, in two cases initiated by the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB), both companies settled out of court and the RNIB decided against naming the companies involved.
It is anticipated that eventually a high profile test case will be launched and this is obviously something which all businesses want to avoid.
One of the main issues is that while there is widespread speculation about exactly what constitutes making a site compliant; if you try to find specific information you will often come up empty handed. The key reason for this is the inclusion of the word “reasonable”. What is "reasonabl"e for a high street brand may not be "reasonable" for a small partnership for example.
At Linear Blue, we will examine your business and your clients and will ensure that your website is accessible to the highest possible standards – this ensures that there can be no question as to whether or not you have made reasonable efforts towards DDA Compliance.