Ecommerce Accessibility Report for UK Businesses Released
February 27th, 2009 by Steve | No Comments | Filed in Accessibility News, Disability FactsUser experience research & design consultants Webcredible released their 2009 Ecommerce Accessibility Report. In studies conducted in January, they analyzed the online experiences of 19 top UK-based high street (U.S. readers, think the generic term “main street”) retailers, using as criteria 20 best practices.
Overall, from their previous report in October 2007, the average score went up from 57% to 62%. In general, the sites reviewed have made improvements, though there is still room for improvement. Most rated in the average/good range.
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Steve Grobschmidt is a User Experience Lead with over twelve years in the web industry. He is on a mission to ensure that user experience, especially accessibility, is foremost in the creation of great products.