Enhance Design is a specialist web design agency offering a complete web design and development service.

Website development

More and more consumers are buying online. The country's favorite retailers are getting web wise and are now delivering popular brands, anywhere in the world, at the click of a button. From the weekly shopping to stocks and shares, from clothing to classic cars, we're fast moving towards an Internet reliant society.
More and more businesses are starting to trade online. Once they open their own 24-hour shop on the Internet, their website could become so much more than a timeless marketing brochure, by developing into one of their busiest branches or most successful outlets. The more businesses that want to go online will increase the need for web design development, which is what we offer at competitive prices.

Web accessibility

Accessibility is the degree to which anyone can access and use a website using any web browsing technology. A fully accessible site is one that is designed to make use of the latest web technologies such as multimedia, while at the same time accommodating the needs of those who have difficulty with or are unable to use these technologies.

Types of disability

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), defines a disability as a physical or mental impairment that has a long-term or substantial effect on a person’s ability to carry out day to day tasks. When browsing the web this includes visual, cognitive, mobility and hearing impairments.

When must a site be accessible by?

The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 - Word (the DDA), was introduced with the intention of comprehensively tackling the discrimination which many disabled people face. The part of the DDA that states website's must be made accessible came into force on 1 October 1999 and the Code of Practice for this section of the Act was published on 27 May 2002.

What are the October 2004 changes to the DDA?
The DDA changes that came into effect on October 1 2004 are as follows:

small employer exemption removed. All employers are now legally obliged to make all their services accessible including website's, intranet's and extra nets accessible
police and fire services are now also legally obliged to make their website's, intranet's and extra nets accessible. Previously they were exempt. The only area of employment still specifically excluded is the armed forces.
service providers will have to make physical adjustments to their premises where these features make it impossible or unreasonably difficult for disabled people to use the service they provide.
note that since 1999 website's have had a legal obligation to be accessible.