Accessibility

Accessible Web Solutions

Upanup is a leader in accessibility (also known as a11y) and user experience (UX) research. We take a user-focused approach to create solutions that are accessible to all and we provide support to our clients for creating compliant content for their audiences.

What is Web Accessibility?

The Internet is made up of users with different abilities, impairments, and contexts. Web accessibility refers to ensuring websites, technology and content are created so that everyone can comprehend, operate, understand and use information and services online. Some examples include websites that can be navigated by keyboards or assistive devices, ensuring images have alternative text where necessary, and content is clearly organized with logical headings. Governments are increasingly implementing laws to encourage organizations to provide websites and content that are accessible to everyone (e.g. AODA, B.C. Accessibility Act, Manitoba Accessibility Legislation, and Americans with Disabilities Act).

Accessibility Statement

Upanup is committed to creating web solutions that are accessible for people with disabilities, and meet the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. Our internal teams strive to achieve AAA standards and do so wherever they can.

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Commitment to Progress

Our purpose at Upanup is to make life easier for people through better online experiences and access to information. We continuously grow and share our knowledge surrounding accessibility. It is factored into everything we do and engrained into every site and design we create. We offer various services, resources, and learning opportunities to our team and our clients to ensure that together, we can make the web more accessible.

We offer a wide variety of services to help our clients make their content accessible. These services include:
- Accessibility audits—Unsure about where to begin? Or about how accessible your website is? We audit sites to highlight areas that can be improved and provide an action plan.
- UX testing sessions—We have performed hundreds of UX testing sessions to provide insights into how users use a specific site or tool and the pain points that can be improved.
- UX surveys and engagement—To gain user feedback on new tools, websites, content, etc. we create, promote, analyze and report on UX surveys and engagement features for the public or internal stakeholders.
- Accessibility training—Accessibility must always be maintained, if your content creators don't know what web accessibility is or how to create accessible content we offer various training packages for customized for your team and website.
- Accessible website design—We build accessible websites even where local legislation does not require it.
- Accessibility compliance—If legislation has been implemented in your area and your website must meet the compliance standards we can help determine what improvements have to be made for your website to be compliant.
- Post-launch accessibility support and maintenance—After your website has launched it is important to continuously maintain your website's level of accessibility. Third-party tools are available to check and maintain your site's accessibility post-launch.
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Our team consistently grows our knowledge about accessibility through various resources such as our internal course that take upwards of 10 hours to complete, weekly accessibility newsletters and constant internal discussions and knowledge sharing across our internal teams. We also attend conferences that focus on accessibility, such as the Axe-Con Digital Accessibility Conference hosted by Deque and the annual Drupal conference to share and listen to industry leaders.
We provide free monthly webinars that are often focused on different aspects of accessibility such as user experience, inclusion and diversity, accessible designs, and usability. These webinars will provide you with actionable steps to make your content more inclusive and valuable resources to continue your learning about accessibility. View our upcoming webinars here and sign up!
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Get in touch and let us know how we can assist you in reaching your web accessibility goals!

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