WCAG 2.2 · Equality Act 2010 · European Accessibility Act

Accessible Web Design

One in five of your visitors has a disability. UK businesses lose £17.1 billion a year to websites they can't use. We build and fix websites to WCAG 2.2 — and our own site runs at AAA with zero violations, so we hold ourselves to the standard we sell.

Accessibility Is Now a Legal and Commercial Issue

The legal picture has tightened. The Equality Act 2010 has always required reasonable adjustments, but the European Accessibility Act — in force since June 2025 — now applies to UK businesses selling into the EU, and WCAG 2.2 is the benchmark courts and regulators reach for. "We didn't know" is no longer a defence anyone wants to run.

The commercial picture is starker. The Click-Away Pound research found 69% of disabled users simply leave inaccessible websites without complaining — they take their spending elsewhere, silently. That's the £17.1 billion. Accessibility isn't compliance overhead; it's revenue you're currently turning away.

And there's a quieter benefit: the disciplines that make a site accessible — semantic structure, proper headings, real text instead of text-in-images, keyboard-navigable journeys — are the same things Google and AI search engines reward. Accessible sites rank better.

£17.1bn

Lost yearly by UK firms to inaccessible sites

69%

Of disabled users click away without complaining

87

Accessibility rules tested in every OYNK audit

How We Help

Audit first, fix what's found, prove the result — the same process whether you need AA compliance or AAA leadership.

Accessibility audit — 87 automated rules plus manual testing

We test against WCAG 2.2 to AAA level: contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader support, focus management, target sizes, and content clarity. You get a scored report with every issue located, explained, and prioritised. Explore the audit.

Remediation on your existing site — from £1,500

Most accessibility failures don't need a rebuild. A fixed-scope sprint fixes contrast, structure, forms, and navigation on the site you already have, with a before-and-after compliance report.

Accessible builds — WCAG 2.2 AA as standard, AAA on request

Every website we build ships WCAG 2.2 AA compliant from day one — not retrofitted, designed in. Builds from £2,500. If you need AAA — for public sector, education, or because your values demand it — we're one of the few UK agencies that delivers it and runs its own site at that level.

Accessibility Questions, Answered

What's the difference between WCAG AA and AAA?
AA is the legal benchmark most regulations reference — reasonable contrast, keyboard access, screen reader support. AAA is the gold standard: stronger contrast, simpler language, larger targets, no reliance on any single sense or ability. Most businesses need AA; values-led organisations increasingly choose AAA as a point of leadership. We deliver both, and run our own site at AAA.
Does the European Accessibility Act apply to UK businesses?
If you sell products or services to consumers in the EU — including through your website — then in most cases yes, the EAA's requirements apply to those services regardless of Brexit. Domestically, the Equality Act 2010 already requires reasonable adjustments. Either way, WCAG 2.2 AA is the practical standard to meet.
Can't I just install an accessibility overlay widget?
We'd advise against it. Overlay widgets don't fix the underlying code, are widely criticised by the disabled users they claim to serve, have featured in legal complaints rather than prevented them, and add page weight that slows your site down. Real accessibility is built into the HTML — there is no shortcut, but the genuine fix is usually less work than people fear.
How long does it take to make our site compliant?
The audit takes 5–10 working days. Remediation depends on what it finds — a typical small-business site is fixable in a 2–4 week sprint. We give you a fixed scope and price before any work starts, and a re-tested compliance report when it ends.

Find Out Where You Stand

Book a free discovery call, or start with an accessibility audit and get a clear, prioritised picture in under two weeks.

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