Accessibility

Aperto is the #1 leader when it comes to devising accessible websites. This is what the juries of the German Multimedia Award and BIENE Award think. Both have honoured Aperto websites with several awards in the past.

Accessibility means all users should be able to access all data and information with any browser and operating system despite any physical restrictions.

For disabled people, accessibility is essential. It allows them to access information on the Internet. For everyone else, a barrier-free website is easer to use, more concise and easier to read. Accessibility therefore offers a high degree of “joy of use”. Even iPhone users benefit from barrier-free websites.

Increased Comfort for All Users

• Loads quickly: Well-structured HTML code and less of it, less outsourced JavaScript, no blind.gifs or layout tables, and the separation between content and design allow the website to load much faster.
• Improved usability: Many barrier-free functions also improve the user interface. Large click surfaces, keyboard usability, colours rich in contrast, clear structuring, helpful icons and scalable type make it easer for all users to use a website.
• Good findability: Barrier-free websites are indexed better by search engines thanks to their well-structured code. This makes it easer for users to find them.

Making Websites Accessible Makes Them Sustainable

• Compatibility for new technologies and platforms (mobile devices, gaming consoles)
• Universally valid Web standards
• Legal compliance in accordance with BGG§11 and BITV

Accessibility Saves Money

• Compatibility for new technologies and platforms (mobile devices, gaming consoles)
• All data are fully accessible and searchable
• Resulting costs for redesign and further development are low
• Reduced server costs thanks to the separation of content, design and usage patterns

Aperto is #1

Aperto creates the best barrier-free websites. This is why the juries of the German Multimedia Award and BIENE Award have honoured several Aperto websites with prizes.

Overview of our services

• Development and creation of barrier-free websites which comply with WCAG2 and BITV
• Intensive user tests with the disabled
• Tests and analyses (rapid test, WCAG2, BIENE criteria, BIK Test)