Accessibility

Accessibility is important because if your site is accessible it is easy and satisfying to use for people with disabilities and for those not using the latest and greatest in technology.  In fact, it is easy and satisfying to use for everyone. High accessibility ratings will help you reach a wider audience who will enjoy using your site and want to return.  Accessibility testing is provided by AccEase Ltd.  Accessibility combined with the Required Government Content criteria make up the Government Web Standards & Recommendations measure.

	Website	Scores	Noted Best Practice
1.	Office of the Auditor-General	93.9	Validated code, PDF support, forms tabbing, access keys, URLs
2.	Creative New Zealand	92.8	Alt tags, PDF markup, style sheets, link-skipping, URLs, document structure
3.	Audit New Zealand	92.7	Validated code, PDF support, forms tabbing, access keys, URLs
4.	Directory of NZ Libraries	92.1	Formal grammar, non-table layout, forms layout, access keys
5.	Inland Revenue	87.6	Text equivalents to images, approved formal grammars, PDF use, forms features, style sheets
6.	Coronial Services	85.4	Alt tags, validated HTML, relative fonts, access keys, link skipping