TIP 10

UK Government Recommendations

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.

'If this mark is not achieved, one or more groups will find it difficult to access information on your site. Satisfying this checkpoint is a basic requirement for some groups of the user population to be able to use web documents. Note that compliance with WAI recommendations alone does not necessarily mean that a website will meet the needs of different users.

The UK Government passed the UK DDA 1995 and ammeded it in 1999 to ensure disabled people are not discriminated against accessing UK companies' websites.

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