Digital Accessibility at More Canvas Consulting
More Canvas is committed to improving the accessibility of our clients’ websites for the following reasons:
Updating a site to meet accessibility guidelines maximizes the site’s potential user base. Impaired and disabled users, users with aging technology and operating systems, users with slow internet speeds, elderly and non-digital native users, and mobile-only users will be able to more smoothly access site features.
From a structural and design perspective, a website that meets accessibility standards generally offers a better experience for all site visitors, regardless of ability. Accessible websites ensure that unimpaired users with situational impairments (noisy environment, poor cell service, forgotten reading glasses, direct sunlight) can more smoothly access site features.
Many features built for accessibility also improve sites’ search engine optimization (SEO).
Why Accessibility Matters
Furthermore, individuals and entities that do not make their content accessible may be at risk for legal action. States such as California and New York require websites to offer equal access to individuals, regardless of impairments. The Justice Department interprets Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to apply to the digital space as well. While these Title III cases used to be few and far between, the law firm Seyfarth Shaw reported in 2021 that ADA Title III lawsuits have increased in volume across the nation by 320% since 2013.
Demonstrating consideration and care for your customers, community, and employees. According to the CDC, Approximately 12 million people over 40 years old have vision impairment in the US, and that number is only increasing.
As part of our efforts to increase awareness around the importance and utility of accessibility in all kinds of fields, our Accessibility Consultant Calvin Van Zytveld began a podcast titled “The Curb Cut Effect.” Listen in below:
Core Accessibility Services
We offer several avenues for improving your business’s accessibility, including website audits & remediation and independent online courses.
Website remediation involves manual and automated accessibility testing, followed by a process of removing obstacles currently built into the site. Our accessibility audit tests whether your website meets all WCAG 2.1 level AA success criteria.
In order to increase access to these accessibility services, we also offer virtual courses in accessibility remediation for those who want to improve the accessibility of their online presence independently.
If you have questions about digital accessibility or would like to learn more about how to increase your company's accessibility, contact us:
Website Accessibility Remediation for Businesses
This is our standard remediation package. The range in cost, from $375 - $5,500+, reflects the great variety of websites we encounter: from mostly text-based sites of a dozen or so pages to highly interactive websites with hundreds of pages.
Our process includes:
A free consultation
Thorough manual and automated testing
All changes necessary to earn Curb Cut Verified status.
If needed, you may also engage our team of web developers and accessibility experts to directly perform these site revisions. If you or your web developer feels confident that they can make the recommended changes, we can simply advise throughout the remediation.
Curb Cut Audit
If you believe your website already meets accessibility standards, but would like to seek Curb Cut Verification, we can provide a thorough audit. If your website meets all WCAG 2.1 level AA success criteria and presents no remarkable usability issues in our manual testing, you will be able to proudly display that your site is Curb Cut Verified. Regardless of the outcome of the audit, you will receive a detailed summary of our findings along with recommendations for fixing remaining issues.
Increasing Access to Accessibility
Remediation for existing small sites: for artists or nonprofits
To qualify for this program, your website must be about your artistic output or registered 501c3 organization and consist of fewer than a dozen or so pages. Service package includes:
Initial assessment (manual test + automated tests)
Consultation on necessary fixes
Audit: if your website passes, you’ll be able to proudly display the Curb Cut Verified badge on your site, communicating your commitment to accessibility. If issues remain, we will provide detailed instructions on fixing them.
Subsequent audits come at a reduced price
A successful audit results in your site receiving Curb Cut Verified status.
Virtual Module: Building Beautiful Websites for All Users
In this virtual course, Calvin Van Zytveld delivers three 60 minute practical interactive lectures on website construction and maintenance for accessibility over Zoom.
Topics include: navigability for keyboard-only users, color contrast, alternative text for images, problematic design elements, heading hierarchy, and Web Content Accessibility Guideline 2.1.
Participants in the module can sign up for live office hours with members of our team to ask questions.
This course is ideal for those who want to improve their website’s accessibility independently. Participants will be able to repair accessibility issues on websites of moderate complexity by the end of the module.