Since 1999, the Disability Discrimination Act has required companies and organisations to make reasonable adjustments to the provision of their goods and services to make them available to all.
However, whilst many have embraced the challenge of improving physical access, few have made adjustments to the way in which they communicate with their customers, colleagues and the community. For example, recent research by the Disability Rights Commission found that 81% of websites failed even the most basic of accessibility requirements.
Their research also found non disabled users completed tasks 34% more quickly on well designed websites.
Well designed communication gets your message across to everybody!
Sally Hayward,
Campaign Founder.
Committee Members:
Chair: Sally Hayward – 2080partners
Vice Chair: Chris Lenton – ICSA
Members:
Saghir Alam – the Disability Rights Commission
Elaine Churchill – 2080partners
Lynn Greenwold – Patoss
Fraser Hamilton – Designed for All
Lizzy Hawkins – the British Printing Industries Federation
Ian Jackson – Civil Servant
Linda Laselle –Afasic
Geraldine McNamara – Shape Arts
David Morris – Greater London Authority
Sarah Moss – Royal National Society for the Deaf
Mark Saville – ACE
Stephen Druce – ACE
David Taylor – Royal London Society for the Blind
Glenn Thomson – 2080partners
Carol Youngs – British Dyslexia Association
