Our Consultancy Services
Accessibility is a serious issue. Software developers and publishers are under an increasing obligation to provide accessible products, either through an increased awareness of disability issues or through legal requirements such as the Disability Discrimination Act. But many also realise that it makes sense. Accessible products are easier for both disabled and nondisabled people to use, and are bound to attract more customers.
We can help
Our consultants can work with you to provide solutions for accessibility, functionality and ease of use. Software and websites can be tailored to include choices for access that meet the needs of users with communication and physical difficulties.
Our consultancy
Just starting or just not sure? Our services range from a demonstration of the advantages of providing alternative access, through to an examination of the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act on your products.
Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
Our experienced multidisciplinary team of ICT professionals can work with your school or local authority to fulfil the legal SEN requirements of the planning process.
More details of our BSF service
Alternative access documentation
We can provide bespoke technical documentation that covers accessibility options and best practice to support your products or the training of your development teams.
Bespoke software development
We can supply individual components for use within applications to provide a range of alternative access methods and advise on how best to implement accessibility in your applications and website.
Accessibility audit
We can review your existing products and advise on how best to implement accessiblity within them.
Functional and technical specifications
We can help you with the functional and technical specifications for the alternative user interfacing (AUI) that will ensure accessibility and usability when developing new applications.
Trialling and testing
We can provide groups of suitable end users, supported by ACE Centre staff, who are able to provide comprehensive feedback on your products. We also have a wide range of alternative access devices for evaluating your software.
Practising what we preach
We are committed to developing and monitoring new and improved methods for providing alternative access to computers. But don’t just take our word for it - our own assistive technology software includes the award-winning AccessMaths package, and the comprehensive open-source Switch Access to Windows (SAW) utility.
Get in touch
For more details about how our consultancy can help you, contact David Colven or Andrew Lysley.
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Why choose us?
Our internationally recognised research and development team has over twenty years of experience in enabling people with communication and physical impairments to communicate and learn. Our multidisciplinary approach will ensure that our solutions are right for both your company and disabled users. We have worked with Research Machines, the BBC, QCA, Crick Software, Becta, Widgit Software, ESP, Sherston Software and 2Simple Software.
"... the team were dogged, faultless and a pleasure to work with." becta