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 |