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Web Accessibility is a core competence of CDSM. We provide consultancy services, assessment, remediation, development tools, training and assessment services. A core principle of CDSM is that the ‘user is king’ and that all individuals have an equal right to access high quality web content. Our designers, developers, project managers and account managers understand what is required in creating accessible websites and also the principles that are driving the legislative changes.

Furthermore, our practical experience and ongoing R&D in the field means that we have the skills to develop highly engaging websites, without compromising on modern design principles…unpicking the complex guidelines to get at the real objectives…to maximise accessibility for all.

Adding value

CDSM adds significant value in the areas of Web Accessibility consultancy and development – helping develop Policy, Guidelines, Process, Training, and Compliance Assessment

You should not build an accessible website just to satisfy the DDA. Owning an accessible website has a number of positive implications; the two main ones are greater returns and reduced costs .

An accessible website will:

  • Be easier to manage
  • Be compatible with new browsing technologies like PDAs and mobile phones
  • Rank higher than non accessible sites in search engines
  • Be significantly quicker to download
  • Have enhanced usability
  • Generate good publicity
  • Not incur bad press or legal fees
  • Increase the reach of you site to include disabled users
  • Be more accessible to non-disabled users

CDSM's Accessibility services include:

  • Building and remediation work to create accessible websites
  • Providing consultancy including development of policy and guidelines
  • Self-regulation and maintenance software
  • Formal Certification and Accreditation
  • CDSM are a member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS)

CDSM have a partnership with the Shaw Trust – a large UK pan-disability charity, providing user testing and Web accessibility accreditation. CDSM are also partnered with SSB technologies, a leading US supplier of accessibility consultation to the Public sector.

CDSM are an active member of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS), and help to administrate the site of the month award.

Customer Quotes

“CDSM have a contract with the Welsh Development Agency for web design and consultancy. We are extremely pleased with the work they have undertaken over the past two years and they are currently helping us identify our web accessibility policy. This policy will be presented to our Executive Management team in May for approval. CDSM has provided us with expert consultancy for this project and we intend to commission them to help us audit and maintain the levels of accessibility which we have identified in our policy.”

Jayne Kendall, Web Manager, Welsh Development Agency

See also: Accessibility Consultation

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CDSM is committed to quality. We are an ISO9001 (this link will open in a new browser window) accredited learning organisation that employs a number of Prince2 (this link will open in a new browser window) qualified project managers.

As corporate members of The BCS' Disability Group(this link will open in a new browser window) we are committed to the UK web accessibility agenda, exclusively partnering with UK Pan-disability charity Shaw Trust (this link will open in a new browser window) and are members of the Guild of Accessible Web Designers (this link will open in a new browser window).