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Welcome - about Webinclusive

Based in Birmingham, UK, David Fletcher has been providing IT advice, assistance and solutions in the Community Voluntary Sector (CVS) and community groups for 8 years, and is the founder of Webinclusive (Webi.) Primarily, Webi offers a web design service with a particular knowledge of the issues faced by the CVS, and for putting the needs of a web sites users of greatest importance, whatever your organisation is about. Webi understands that the objective of many charitable organisations is to maximise resources and to get the best value from them for their beneficiaries, and that issues of 'social inclusion' are important. A web site design that is 'inclusive' should have provision for a range of 'recognised disabilities', but should also be the design approach for the ‘mainstream’ user also. This web site aims to explain many of the issues that should be considered in your web design, so please read on.

Webi is passionate about designing web sites that have ‘longevity’ and protect the investment of what should be a continuing development and learning process to provide a better web site for your audience. Web pages need to stay informative for an audience to return regularly and new Web technologies including languages (technical standards), browsing devices and ‘accessibility guidelines’, may require a change in your design. You will want to take added ideas and content with you on your journey.

Standards Based

Large companies or organisations can justify expenditure on a web site on the grounds that it is part of their commercial drive, and so they have a comparatively large budget, however ‘trendy’ and ‘faddish’ design is not the best outcome, based on ‘inclusive’ principles. A related principle is a ‘standards based’ approach to web design. The features that help the non mainstream or marginalised groups (e.g ‘accessibility’ options) need a ‘healthy’ underlying technical design, which involves a web designer being disciplined in working to a standard. An added benefit to this design approach is that your web design stays ‘alert’ for new wisdom from a constantly evolving and maturing World Wide Web.

Accessibility Guidelines ?

If your web site is ‘standards based’ and also compliant with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C, the governing body of the web) ‘accessibility guidelines’, (standards are a prerequisite for accessibility) it will benefit ‘disabled’ and ‘non-disabled’ users alike. The W3C standards are implicit for the proper functioning of the variety of new devices (such as ‘hand held’ ones) that can browse the web, and adherence to the ‘standard’ gives opportunity for ‘older’ equipment to remain functional. This in turn helps those who may otherwise be excluded on economic grounds. A ‘compliant’ web site may also become a legal requirement for certain parts of the Disability Discrimination Act. The technical issues of a ‘standards based’ web design and ‘accessibility’ features are clearly described for you here.

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Why favour Webi?

Key points of the service that Webi provides:

Webi solutions are particularly suitable for a ‘non profit’ or small organisation considering a web site to advertise their information and / or services. Webi will consider small businesses, community groups, clubs and religious organisations
Designs are compliant with W3C ‘standards’ and ‘accessibility guidelines’ which apply an acknowledged set of design rules that help make web pages more ‘accessible’ and put the target audience or membership at the centre of concern
Webi understands small organisations and the voluntary sector, and will work to suit your needs, including working closely on a design brief, time scales, budget, methods and terms of payment. Charities and other ‘not for profit’ organisations sometimes find it difficult to raise funds for management costs, infrastructure or ‘on going’ cost from their traditional income sources. Webi design package prices reflect the resources of charitable organisations
Introductory meetings with new clients are conducted on a free of charge basis, without any commitment on either side, and terms for the CVS are especially favourable
Design is from first principles and not from pre formulated templates. Your web site is original
Webi will nurture a partnership with you and continue with tuning of design issues or new thinking and new ‘content’ that arises. Some ‘usability testing’ (or prototyping) with representative users is often a good part of the plan. Your awareness of Web accessibility is a long term view also
Webi takes pride in design and will provide a web site that is more than utilitarian, or one that has ticked all the right boxes, but one which will be appealing as well as functional
Webi combines sound technical know how with digital photography techniques to the design where needed
Webi can enable you to add your own ‘content’ and so enable you to communicate and interact with your membership or audience. Have you lost touch? Rejuvenate or construct a relationship with your membership / audience. Predefined ‘editable regions’ can enable a speedy update of page content and ‘hot news’ to your audience, and this also saves on cost

The advantages of a ‘standards based’ design from Webi:

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The process of achieving a finished design is not all over after a few meetings and consultations, there is also need to nurture a partnership, so Webi will be there with you. There are usually developing issues
If you are a small business or voluntary organisation, a ‘standards based’ web design, and one which follows the ‘accessibility guidelines’, makes business sense and demonstrates a ‘social responsibility’. Give immediately available, accessible information to your members, sponsors, funding streams and other information gatherers
Attract the widest possible audience or customer base by being accessible to all potential visitors, and be accessible from a range of Internet browsing devices, including web enabled mobile phones, PDA’s and other web browsing developments. Protect your investment and be ready for the future.
Be accessible with the current range of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, Lynx, and Safari (from Apple).
Designs that are ‘standards based’ enjoy an improved ranking with search engines (like Yahoo.) From both a commercial perspective and from the viewpoint of reaching as much audience as possible, be aware that search engines ‘index’ a web page, giving priority or ‘higher ranking’ to ‘well constructed’ and ‘understood’ web pages.
Webi can give good advice, including review of any existing web site you may have. Webi can also review or be consulted on other areas of IT

Please contact me to discuss pricing in more detail, or fill in the Enquiry form.

Contact me :

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**Ways to contact Webi :**
	Email: David david@webinclusive.co.uk
	Office: 07977 065651
	mobile: 07977 065651
	Accessible and Inclusive web site design. Cost effective IT solutions for 'non profit' organisations or a small business.