Fix The Web was established in November 2010 and is currently led by UK charity group Citizens Online. In the last year, it has successfully amassed a network of almost 700 volunteers who help manage the website and contact organisations on behalf of users who report inaccessible websites.
People with disabilities often find it frustrating when inaccessible websites prevent them from finding information or completing a task. If you find an accessibility issue on a website, it may be worth contacting the website owner to see if the problem can be resolved.
Consider the following tips when going through this process:
The Wellbeing award was given to 1000 Empresas for their Help Talk app, which helps people use a smartphone to communicate by speech. By using text-to-speech technology, Help Talk allows a user to tap on an icon that represents a common phrase and communicate the phrase to another person.
