We can’t all see, but we deserve to be seen

If you're blind or visually impaired, you'll know. Inaccessible apps and websites make it impossible for us to do pretty basic stuff. Like checking our bank balances. Joining a new club at uni. Or even just looking at memes. If everything was accessible, anything would be possible.

Available is NOT the same as accessible

We would know. We are a group of blind and visually impaired people who are tired of wasting time, effort and money on solutions that are far off their Tripple A-Game. We got so annoyed in fact, we started doing something about it.

Our voices are louder when we’re together

We're building the last word in accessibility information. That means we all get a pulse on what the community sees as accessible or not, and sighted members can learn about accessibility from the ground up. We have plans for products and services we think will finally break the accessibility barrier, and they'll work by amplifying the voices of all of us, together.

How does it work?

It's simple. VIPs, (our visually impaired members) can answer questions about their experiences with apps and websites they've used; we take those answers and publish accessibility scores for all members to see.

I use JAWS,? my friend uses NVDA? How does that work?

When you rate an app or site, we'll ask you what device, assistive software and platform you're using, like Mac, Windows or Android. We'll tie your responses to that information, so we can generate accessibility scores that make sense for what you use, and that's just the beginning.

What else are you working on?

We want people to get talking about accessibility, to bring it into the mainstream. So we're going to use membership income to build high quality, bang up to date content, areas for sighted and visually impaired people to ask questions, host areas developers can discuss their work, anything that makes life easier for the community at large, that you can share to colleagues, managers, friends, family, or that annoying person at the pub who keeps asking you how you use a phone after pint number seven.

Our Roadmap

Wait, this isn't free?

We tried to make it free, but we can't without sacrificing accountability. We want to answer to members, not corporations or governments. We want independence, so we ask you to please pay what you can before using what we've built. The state of accessibility is worse than it has ever been. The majority of us have never had a job, and those of us who end up landing one cite huge accessibility barriers which are a pain at best, and career-ending at worst.

In return, we will use membership revenue to build the community, build products that break barriers, and raise awareness. Ratings is just one thing we have in mind. We've dedicated countless hours and all our passion to creating Accessibility Online, because we believe Accessibility for all is worth it.

How can I trust you?

We, Accessibility Online, are a community interest company, (Company Number 14849073) set up for the benefit of the visually impaired community. There are no shares in issue, so directors can't take out profits as dividends. Each year, we are required to publish a community interest statement, and unlike Companies House's own templates you can bet we'll make it accessible, so members can hold us accountable. Simply put, we cannot be bought, sold, or bartered. Our entire purpose is to serve the visually impaired community, raise awareness of accessibility, and break boundaries that have held us back for generations. If we break this promise, we might as well pack our bags, give up and go home.