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Case studies - Web Access Centre

Summary: Case studies outlining web accessibility in the real world.

• Case studies
• Examples of accessible websites

Case studies

The organisations below have all been audited to the See it Right Standard and awarded the logo. Read about the process of making sites accessible and pick up some hints and tips on the way:

• BluMedia – the digital design agency launches an accessible high graphics site as an alternative to their Flash site.
  
  
• BT Intranet – find out how BT tackled making their intranet accessible using their own software developed in-house called Websight.
• BT Age & Disability - an under the bonnet look at the steps BT Age and Disability undertook to make their site accessible.
  
• Commission for Social Care Inspection - learn more about how site owners, web design agencies, user testers and consultants can work together to build in web accessibility to a site.
  
• JK Rowling.com - JK Rowling's flash based website pushes the boundaries of accessibility using accessible Flash. Find out more about the challenges and solution the designers, Lightmaker, used with support from Macromedia, RNIB and RNID.
  
  
• NHS Quality Improvement Scotland - Find out how Civic Computing, a web design agency, made the, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland website accessible.
  
  
• Standard Life Intranet – issues encountered making the Standard Life intranet accessible.
  
  
• Waitrose - find out how JKD retrofitted their Waitrose's food and drink portal for accessibility.
  
  

Examples of accessible websites

Look in our See it Right accessible websites directory to see examples of accessible websites. All the sites showcased have been audited to our See it Right standard within the last year and awarded the logo

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Last updated: 06/03/2008 15:41