Accessible design and accessibility reviews

Technology should work for everyone. We build websites, apps, and learning platforms that people of every ability can use - and help you make the ones you already have more accessible.

One in six people

An estimated 1.3 billion people - 1 in 6 of us - experience significant disability, according to the World Health Organization. Every one of them is a potential customer, learner, or member of your team.

When a website, app, or learning platform isn't accessible, those people are shut out: they can't read about your services, fill in your form, or finish their training. Most of the time, nobody notices it happening.

Accessible by design

Accessibility is at the heart of everything we build. It is far easier - and cheaper - to build it in from the start than to fix it later, so it shapes our work from the first design decision.

What that means in practice:

  • Works with screen readers. Headings, labels, and descriptions that assistive technology can make sense of.
  • Works from a keyboard. Every link, button, and form can be reached and used without a mouse.
  • Readable for everyone. Text with strong contrast that stays readable on a small screen in bright sunlight, and when zoomed in.
  • Clear and simple. Fewer steps, clearer choices, and less to learn - which helps every user, not just some.

Measured against the international standard

We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, the current standard from the W3C, as our reference - for the things we build and for the reviews we carry out.

Already have a website or app?

We can review it for accessibility and deliver a clear, prioritised report of the issues, with practical fixes your team can act on. It pairs naturally with a UX review. An accessibility review asks whether everyone can use your site. A UX review asks whether it is easy to use.

Why choose Refactor?

Every project has accessibility built in from the start. Members of our team have completed accessibility training with Deque University.

How an accessibility review works

  1. Tell us about it

    Share your website, app, or learning platform.

  2. We test it

    We check it against WCAG 2.2, from a keyboard and with a screen reader, on large screens and small.

  3. You get a clear report

    A prioritised list of accessibility issues, each with a practical fix your team can act on.

Accessibility questions

What is web accessibility?
Making websites, apps, and digital content usable by everyone, including people with disabilities. That means content that works with a screen reader, can be used without a mouse, is readable at any size, and does not depend on colour or sound alone to get its message across.
Who benefits from accessible design?
Everyone! People with disabilities first - but also older people, anyone on a small phone screen or in bright sunlight, and anyone with a slow connection or a temporary injury. Accessible design is simply better design.
Does accessibility cost extra?
Not when we build it. Accessible design is a key principle of our work, built in from the start rather than added on at the end.
Can you check a website or app someone else built?
Yes. We review your website, app, or learning platform wherever it came from, and write the report for whoever maintains it.

Let's talk about your project.

Is your website open to everyone?

Tell us about your website, app, or learning platform, and we'll get back to you.

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