Web accessibility evolution in the United Kingdom

Web accessibility has received a lot of attention within the UK recently. This paper gauges how the accessibility of Web sites with the UK has changed over recent years. Web sites were chosen from 3 groups (public organisations, FTSE companies and universities) and using the Internet Archive yearly samples were taken and accessibility assessment carried out. It was found that overall the accessibility of sites within all three groups had improved with the most dramatic improvement evident within FTSE companies.