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Who can build you a website design that ‘complies with UK Law’? (more…)

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The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – (the DDA), was introduced with the intention of comprehensively tackling the discrimination which many disabled people face. (more…)

Web Design, Accessibility, RNIB & The UK DDA

No one agency or organisation police the world wide web with a view to prosecuting any one website owner. Specific support organisations may approach you because a member of public has made a complaint or expressed adisatisfaction about your website or service. Here we look at some of the activity of the RNIB over the last few years and how they view the importance of compliance with the DDA. (more…)

Although very unlikely as it stands, the answer is yes, you can be prosecuted simply because your website is not accessible enough for all – not just able bodied visitors.

A disabled person has every justification to make a claim against you if your website makes it impossible or unreasonably difficult to access information and services. Especially if, when the contact you with a request to modify something, you ignore them! (more…)

Minimal Level Of Accessibility – Websites, UK Law & DDA

As there has been no case brought to court (as yet) in the UK, there is no set minimum level of requirement. It has long been accepted that the minimum level required to comply with UK law is Priority 1 at the very least, which means you have at least removed some of the most obvious barriers to a disabled visitor to your site. (more…)

Have you ever asked yourself the question: “Is my website design legal under current UK Law? You might not know this, but it HAS to be! Contact Hobo today and we’ll help you find out!

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 – The DDA and the secondary legislation applied within Northern Ireland have placed a legal duty on service providers to make reasonable adjustments to the way they provide services to ensure that disabled people can use them. (more…)

A big question. Websites suffer from varying levels of inaccessibility. To keep on the right side of UK Government Law, your website should meet certain basic criteria. (more…)

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA) establishes legal rights for disabled students in pre- and post-16 education.

What does SENDA 2001 cover?

The Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (SENDA) introduces the right for disabled students not to be discriminated against in education, training and any services provided wholly or mainly for students, and for those enrolled on courses provided by ‘responsible bodies’, including further and higher education institutions and sixth form colleges.

Student services covered by the Act can include a wide range of educational and non-educational services, such as field trips, examinations and assessments, short courses, arrangements for work placements and libraries and learning resources. (more…)

On 1 October 2007 the three equality commissions merged into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission:

• Commission for Racial Equality (CRE)
• Disability Rights Commission (DRC)
• Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC)

The websites of these commissions have also been incorporated into the new Equality and Human Rights Commission website: www.equalityhumanrights.com. (more…)

What does the UK Government think about website accessibility?

All UK Government websites are expected to achieve, as a minimum, and adhere to the single ‘A’; (Priority 1 items) level. When this has been completed the W3C WAI logo can be displayed on the website home page, if required. (more…)