Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: { Creative agencies } experience with anyone listed?

I also know someone looking for an accessibility web expert so I took a 
quick look at Dan's recommendation's website homepage. There are some 
font color choices that do not meet minimum color contrast and the white 
background can be challenging people with Dyslexia, light sensitivity, 
and more. The text and call to action options are not (cognitively) 
descriptive and the layout does not account for mobile or a "zoomed in" 
view. Missing alt text, using headings for visual text format, 
displaying text on top of a (busy) image, etc. indicates a lack of 
accessibility awareness.

I also took a glimpse at Karly's recommendation's website homepage. 
There are also color challenges with min color contrast and white 
backgrounds. There are a few other questionable decisions so not sure 
what they sort of accessibility guidance they are providing but hoping 
it is better than what their website reflect.

My ten second unofficial evaluation of each website only picked out some 
of the more obvious a11y concerns.  I believe that any company that 
claims accessibility services should have an accessible website to 
represent their abilities. But maybe that's just me...

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*From:* Cunningham, Karly [mailto:KCunningham1@northwell.edu]
*Sent:* Friday, March 26, 2021, 3:26 PM
*To:* Dan Horning; caroline
*Cc:* w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
*Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Re: { Creative agencies } experience with anyone 
listed?

> Hi Dan,
>
> One company I have worked with regularly is 
> https://www.phase2technology.com/ <https://www.phase2technology.com/>
>
> We have done a TON of design work with them, and as a Healthcare 
> company accessibility is a top priority for us.  In the past we have 
> also had them do accessibility reviews of our products as well as 
> trainings for our staff on higher levels (building empathy) and more 
> detailed levels (designing/developing for accessibility).
>
> I highly recommend them, they are excellent partners.
>
> Thanks,
>
> **
>
> *Karly Cunningham*
>
> Director, User Experience
>
> Digital Patient Experience Transformation
>
> 2 Huntington Quadrangle
>
> Melville, NY 11747
>
> Office: (934) 420-6142
>
> Mobile: (516) 510-3463
>
> Email: kcunningham1@northwell.edu <mailto:ksorrenti1@northwell.edu>
>
> *Northwell Health*
>
> Visit us at Northwell.edu <http://northwell.edu/>
>
> /“People ignore design that ignores people.” — Frank Chimero/
>
> *From: *Dan Horning <dsoundmn@gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, March 26, 2021 at 12:50 PM
> *To: *caroline <woodward.caroline@gmail.com>
> *Cc: *"w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
> *Subject: *[EXTERNAL] Re: { Creative agencies } experience with anyone 
> listed?
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> *Resent-Date: *Friday, March 26, 2021 at 12:49 PM
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> Hi Caroline,
>
> My company does - americandigitalservices.com 
> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/americandigitalservices.com__;!!BWcElQ!iNC-5-pC4NmrxyKZ0Ckq-YF3Pe2czm6RaIwtPYIfKqD5-Gf5yfIddpnb0G3okwptpv6St8g3$>
>
> and I've only found a few others in my region.
>
>
> *Daniel Horning*
> 518-333-5100
>
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 5:15 PM caroline <woodward.caroline@gmail.com 
> <mailto:woodward.caroline@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hey there,
>
>     I was asked if I knew of any creative design agencies that have
>     accessibility baked into their process.
>
>     I knew of 2 but for the life of me cannot recall the company names.
>
>     I'm somewhat familiar with
>
>     https://www.dbswebsite.com
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.dbswebsite.com__;!!BWcElQ!iNC-5-pC4NmrxyKZ0Ckq-YF3Pe2czm6RaIwtPYIfKqD5-Gf5yfIddpnb0G3okwptppCr7QV7$>
>
>     And a search pulled up
>
>     https://www.moreycreative.con
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.moreycreative.con__;!!BWcElQ!iNC-5-pC4NmrxyKZ0Ckq-YF3Pe2czm6RaIwtPYIfKqD5-Gf5yfIddpnb0G3okwptphpZVPqe$>
>
>     And another murmurcreative.com
>     <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/murmurcreative.com__;!!BWcElQ!iNC-5-pC4NmrxyKZ0Ckq-YF3Pe2czm6RaIwtPYIfKqD5-Gf5yfIddpnb0G3okwptpq77ALUw$>
>
>     I'm not sure if asking in this thread is a bad thing but I
>     wondered if anyone has worked with these agencies or knows of a
>     design agency with a strong level of experience. The person that
>     me is really committed to having an accessible site for all her
>     clients because she is govt funded.
>
>     Appreciate any input.
>
>
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