Professional accessibility audits helping research centres, professional associations, and knowledge sector organisations meet legal requirements or voluntary accessibility standards. We review your site, identify issues, provide clear remediation guidance, and help you create accessibility statements.
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The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 require UK universities and public sector organisations to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards – meaning websites must be accessible to people with disabilities, publish accessibility statements, and provide ways to request accessible alternatives. Non-compliance can trigger enforcement action by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
For professional associations, charities, and research projects, compliance isn’t legally mandated but is increasingly expected by funders and represents good practice. Beyond legal or funder requirements, accessibility is fundamentally about ensuring everyone can access your content.
Accessibility audits help you understand your current state and create a realistic improvement plan.
Research centres with external websites – Sites outside central university control that still need accessibility compliance.
Professional associations and membership bodies – Not legally required but increasingly expected by members and funders.
Charities and NGOs – Good practice and often required by funders, even if not legally mandated.
University departments and faculties – Where central IT doesn’t provide accessibility support.
Project websites – Research projects, conferences, initiatives needing accessible platforms.
Small organisations in public sectors – Where accessibility is legally required but resources are limited.
We test your website against WCAG 2.1 Level AA criteria:
Beyond technical compliance, we assess whether your site actually works for people with disabilities:
Detailed documentation of accessibility issues found:
Draft accessibility statement you can publish right away to meet legal requirements while working on fixes. Includes:
Prioritised action plan and clear guidance on what to tackle first and what can wait. Includes:
Best practice guides for your team:
We discuss your website, known issues, concerns, and compliance timeline. You share access and any relevant background.
We conduct technical testing, manual review, and user experience assessment across agreed scope.
You receive comprehensive audit report, draft accessibility statement, and remediation roadmap with clear priorities.
We walk through findings, answer questions, discuss remediation approach, and help prioritise fixes.
We're available for questions during remediation and can provide follow-up testing to verify compliance.
View our practical guide on understanding the legal requirements.
A practical guide to accessibility, privacy, and compliance for UK organisations.
Three articles covering website accessibility law, GDPR and privacy compliance, and creating actionable compliance plans. Clear explanations of what’s legally required, what’s good practice, and how to actually achieve compliance without overwhelming complexity.
Website managers, communications teams, and anyone responsible for a website who needs to understand legal requirements without becoming a compliance expert.
Indicative packages
Up to 10 pages reviewed. Ideal for small organisation or project websites, or any simple brochure-style website.
10-30 pages reviewed. Suitable for department websites, professional associations, medium-sized organisation sites with enhanced functionality.
30+ pages or complex sites. Suitable for faculty websites, large organisation websites, complex websites with a lot of resources, membership areas, e-commerce etc.
Additional Services
PDF Remediation: £50-150 per document
Making existing PDFs accessible or providing accessible alternatives
Follow-up Audit: £300-500
Re-testing after remediation to verify fixes
Team Training: £400 half-day
Training content creators on accessibility basics
We understand your context
We work extensively with universities and research organisations. We know the constraints – limited budgets, central IT dependencies, legacy systems, competing priorities. Our recommendations are realistic for academic environments.
We prioritise ruthlessly
Not everything needs fixing immediately. We tell you what’s critical (fix now), what’s important (fix soon), and what can wait. You get actionable priorities, not overwhelming lists.
We explain clearly
Our reports are written for people who aren’t accessibility experts. Clear explanations of what’s wrong, why it matters, and how to fix it. No impenetrable jargon.
We provide actual remediation guidance
Not just “fix this” but “here’s how to fix it” with code examples, alternative approaches, and realistic options for your situation.
In nearly every website we audit we find the following issues. These are all fixable. We identify, prioritise and show you how to address them:
Ready to Understand Your Accessibility Compliance?
Get a quote for your website audit. We’ll discuss scope, timeline, and how we can help you meet legal requirements while making your content genuinely accessible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Small sites: 1 week
Medium sites: 2 weeks
Large/complex sites: 2-3 weeks
Timeline includes testing, report writing, and accessibility statement preparation.
Sometimes – simple fixes like alt text, colour contrast, heading structure we can handle directly. Complex technical issues or CMS limitations may need your IT team or web developer. We provide clear guidance either way.
You must make reasonable efforts toward WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and honestly document current state in accessibility statement. Perfect compliance is rare – demonstrated effort and transparency matter.
You’re responsible for accessibility of everything on your site, including embedded third-party content. We identify issues and suggest accessible alternatives when needed.
Annually at minimum. Also after major website changes, new site launches, or if you’ve made significant accessibility improvements and want verification.