Pioneering new website for Henshaws aims to break down barriers for people with sight loss in Wigan
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A new website for a sight loss charity in Wigan hopes to break down barriers for people with visual impairment and those who support them.
Henshaws, who support people with sight loss and other disabilities across Greater Manchester, unveiled its new-look website last month following several months of work and research undertaken by the Fishtank Agency, who designed and developed it.
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Hide AdAccessibility was at the heart of the thinking behind it, with one key feature including a light and dark mode.
Developers made sure the website was fully accessible on all popular screen readers, whilst designers altered colour schemes, added easy-to-read font, and made sure the font sizes were large enough as well as legible line spacing so it could be used by anyone who is visually impaired.
Additionally, the website creators have ensured media content doesn’t automatically play, any text is in plain and easy-to-understand language and has easy-to-read headings and content throughout.
The team at Fishtank Agency had visual impairment awareness training for their initial research when considering how to approach the project.
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Hide AdHelen Donkin, Head of Marketing at Henshaws, said: “We are thrilled with our new website which is the culmination of months of hard work from our fantastic partner, Fishtank Agency, and ourselves, making sure every element of the website is accessible and open to anyone with a visual impairment.
“We strive to continue updating our processes and structures to make sure we are able to reach as many people with sight loss as we can; and modernising, transforming and changing the website is part of that.”