Web Accessibility as a Service

Currently, over 1 billion people in the world are affected by some kind of impairment - visual, audial, motor. An online environment accessible to everyone is not a privilege but a necessity today, which is strictly controlled legally. Legal complications are not the only way how poor accessibility can negatively affect your business. Given the number of people with higher accessibility demands, interfaces not catering to their needs won’t allow a vast category of people to make good use of the services you offer. So in order to cover all the potential customers, it’s important to make sure the information on your business website is available to everyone’s perception.

The cost of any IT services depends on the duration of work. In the case of adjusting accessibility to certain standards, there are two possible scenarios. The first is when you come for a product and want it accessible from the start. In this case, add approximately 15-20% of the cost of developing the same project with no work on accessibility. The second option is when adding accessibility to an existing product is required. Then, depending on the complexity of its design, the duration of work can reach 50% of the total website development time.

The more complex the design, the more challenging it is to test and improve its accessibility. An accessible design suggests simplicity of interface which is not always in tune with trends in web design. A website rich in crafty features can require sufficient alterations, which adds to the work duration thus cost.

Another challenge in accessibility testing is simulation opportunities. We at Anadea use a wide range of assistive technologies, still, every person has their unique limitations that can not be reproduced with 100% accuracy. What we do is stick strictly to the latest Google standards for ensuring web accessibility.