Accessibility Consultancy
Purple Paradigm provides consultancy services through one off sessions or a more cost effective package, so our owls can help you integrate accessibility into your digital products.
A lot of companies assume that having good accessibility is a choice and simply good practice, however in the UK, for many organisations it is a legal obligation under Section 20 of the Equality Act 2010. In 2021, a blind student won a £5000 claim over an inaccessible loan form from the Student Loans Company. This lead to the website's accessibility improvement but only after being sued.
As a trained ADHD coach, our founder, Amelia, combines deep technical expertise with lived experience across the disability spectrum. Together, we will work to create a seamless digital experience for your users, whilst giving you the knowledge to continue to upkeep your website's accessibility in the future.
Differences in ideas and attitudes are a delight, part of life’s exciting variety, not something to fear
Gene Roddenberry
We Can Help You With
Accessibility Strategy
Incorporating accessibility into your product development has to be done from the beginning with holistic thinking of your whole digital strategy.
Purple Paradigm will support you from the conception to build of your digital product, empowering your team with knowledge to create accessibility-centric solutions.
UX & Design
Accessible UX and design is not just beneficial for disabled users. It enhances the user experience for your entire audience.
We will work with you using an agile process to iterate wireframes and designs so you are producing a digital experience that incorporates accessibility and usability at its heart.
Educational Workshops
Purple Paradigm offers bespoke workshops to empower your team with knowledge of how disabilities affect different people and their digital experience.
These workshops are designed to increase awareness about assistive technologies, use of colour, appropriate headings, links and alt text, along with the nuance of different user groups.
Understanding Users
Purple Paradigm will enlighten you on how people with different disabilities view websites and digital experiences.
Our consultancy shines a light on how users who are partially sighted, blind, dyslexic, neurodiverse, deaf and of different ages interact with your business, equipping you and your team to create more usable environments for everyone.
Enhanced Content
Digital experiences that are WCAG Level AAA are not just beautifully crafted and built. Their content is composed with usability in mind.
Purple Paradigm will guide your content editors to elevate your content through understanding appropriate headings, link text and content structure to help make your site the most accessible experience possible.
Workplace Adjustments
Inclusive work environments help improve productivity and cohesion in teams. Purple Paradigm can advise on integrating new team members who need additional support, whether due to a disability or cultural differences.
We can also collaborate with you to produce a process for reasonable adjustments so that when a new starter joins your organisation, they can hit the ground running.