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W3C compliant websites

Oast House media can design W3C compliant websites for clients conforming to the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).

What is W3C compliance?
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where member organisations work together to develop Web standards. W3C has been adopted by governments and organisations as a benchmark for web standards for:

disabled users
different web browsers
accessible various devices
fast download speeds
easy navigation

sample sites using W3C compliance

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The main feature on W3C compliment websites is the ability to change the font size. This can impact on the design so due consideration must be given to page layout when opting for this requirement

Will a W3C compliant website work better on google?
In theory yes, but every design is different and there are many other reason why a website will do well on google.

How do I test a website for W3C compliance?
The consortium provide an on-line checking tool: validator.w3.org

Who should use w3c compliance?

education groups
disability groups
local government
health services
public services
e-commerce websites

Does it cost more?
There is additional coding in W3C sites to enable the font sizing and background colour changes but it's only a slight increase on costs