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Follow on Google News | Why the Sitemorse INDEX now excludes public sector sites scoring zero for accessibilityThe way that public sector sites are ranked in the Sitemorse INDEX is changing.
By: Sitemorse Delivering accessibility to a high standard is a critical part of achieving compliance today, and is key to ensuring that organisations serve, and reach, all stakeholders. There is also a close correlation between observing accessibility standards and delivering a good user experience (UX) overall – so accessibility compliance has the potential to significantly benefit both users and providers. The EU Directive on the accessibility of public sector websites and mobile apps (Directive (EU) 2016/2102 using European standard EN 301 549 V1.1.2 (2015-04) (http://www.etsi.org/ Because of this, there is no excuse for poor standards. While organisations may be simply unaware that they are failing (perhaps because they are only using manual assessment), the community as a whole must push for change and the need for all parties to meet their responsibilities. Each quarter, the Sitemorse INDEX completes many tests, checks and measures across each site. he assessments provides the basis to score each site for search engine optimisation, user experience and governance risk and compliance. This provides an independent, objective view of digital compliance across market verticals so digital managers can assess their own performance and compare it to other organisations in their sector. - Sites that scored zero for accessibility in the UK Universities and Higher Education INDEX, and will hence be excluded from the rankings, are: 1. Sparsholt College Hampshire 2. University for the Creative Arts 3. Manchester School of Architecture 4. The School of Pharmacy (University of London) 5. Bexley College 6. South Downs College 7. University of Chester 8. The Academy of Contemporary Music 9. University College London (University of London) 10. Cleveland College of Art and Design 11. Kingston University 12. Swindon College 13. Islamic College for Advanced Studies 14. Wigan and Leigh College 15. London South East Colleges 16. Edinburgh Napier University 17. Coventry College 18. Tyne Metropolitan College 19. Farnborough College of Technology 20. Dearne Valley College 21. SAE Institute 22. FutureLearn 23. Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln - Sites that scored zero for accessibility in the UK Local Government INDEX, and will hence be excluded from the rankings, are: 1. Hyndburn Borough Council 2. Erewash Borough Council 3. Lancashire County Council 4. Chorley 5. South Cambridgeshire District Council 6. Carlisle City Council 7. Wandsworth Council 8. Powys County Council 9. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Sites that scored zero for accessibility in the UK Central Government INDEX, and will hence be excluded from the rankings, are: 1. Victoria and Albert Museum 2. Wallace Collection 3. Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office 4. Business Gateway 5. Youth Justice NI 6. Higher Education Funding Council for England 7. UK Hydrographic Office 8. Plaid Cymru 9. Labour Party 10. National Museums Liverpool 11. The Adjudicator's Office 12. The Parades Commission 13. LEASE (The Leasehold Advisory Service) 14. Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure NI - Sites that scored zero for accessibility in the UK Police Forces INDEX, and will hence be excluded from the rankings, are: 1. Cleveland Police 2. West Midlands Police 3. Ask The Police 4. North Yorkshire Police End
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