Instant Accessibility Testing with Disabled Users Launched
The UK Usability Exchange website has launched instant user testing with disabled users. Organizations can now obtain information on what disabled people think of their website by logging on to Usability Exchange.
The launch comes right after the British Standards Institution (BSI) published new guidance (PAS 78) for those who launch and maintain websites,
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