Disability affects around 16 million people in the UK, including 23% of working age adults and 45% of adults over State pension adults in the UK.
The purple pound is the spending power of disabled people which is currently estimated to be worth £279 billion per year to UK businesses.
An Accessibility Test provides a check of your application or website and a full set of actionable insights and recommendations on how to remove barriers that would otherwise prevent people with a range of disabilities from accessing it.
Accessibility is a regulatory requirement; non-compliance can come with a significant legal risk with financial impacts. All UK websites are covered by the Equality Act 2010 to protect and promote a fair and more equal society. As of summer 2019, all public sector websites must comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the latest published version is (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards. The Government Digital Service (GDS) has published guidance to support the public sector in meeting their legal obligations and publishing an Accessibility statement.
We work towards the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 (WCAG), level A/AA/AAA, GDS guidelines and ADA Section 508 guidelines for websites with a US audience.
We take a combined approach to web accessibility testing. We work with a range of best-in-class tools such as Sort site, WAVE, aXe to automate and rapidly perform accessibility testing wherever possible. This is complemented by our team of UK or US-based test analysts and consultants who can identify additional issues that automation tools may not pick up.
Our accessibility testing service will provide you with the advice and guidance needed to support you through the WCAG self-certification process. We can also work with you to understand your plans for future development and expansion to ensure accessibility can be built into your product development lifecycle.
Our Accessibility Audit services will help you to define the level of audit required for you to meet the following criteria:
The Accessibility Audit service provides a check of your application or website and a full set of actionable insights and recommendations on how to remove barriers that would otherwise prevent people with a range of disabilities from accessing it.
| Accessibility Audit Activity | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testing to level A/AA/AAA compliance | A | AA | AA | AAA |
| Number of templates/user journeys in scope to test | 1 – 10 | 1 – 10 | 10 – 20 | 30+ |
| Number of browser/device combinations | 2 Platforms | 3 Platforms | 4 Platforms | 4 Platforms |
| Accessibility tools used for the audit | ||||
| Audit report created which includes test findings and a recommend action plan | ||||
| Defect re-testing included | * Limited | |||
| Self certify with WCAG conformance badge across website/applications once all defects are resolved | ||||
| Guidance for publishing an Accessibility Statement | ||||
| Best practice guidance for building Accessibility into website design |
Our digital functional and regression testing service provides customers with a cost effective, flexible, and high value testing service without the need to commit to a full-time team of professional testers.
Our accessibility testing service provides you with confidence that your websites and applications are accessible and usable by people of all abilities.
Finally, our compatibility testing service helps you to keep pace with the ever growing number of devices and platforms on the market.
Fika was implementing an evidence-based mobile application which aimed to improve the mental fitness and performance of their users. As Fika had no in-house specialist testing capability, they engaged Ten10 to conduct an initial Accessibility Audit to ensure all their users could access and use their bespoke application.
Testing web accessibility is vital to ensure that everyone can access websites, including people who may have disabilities. Watch our webinar where we go through an introduction to accessibility testing and how the WCAG 2.1 guidelines are used to ensure websites are compliant to A, AA, or AAA standard.
Find out more about Accessibility Testing.
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