Share charts in accessible formats

August 15, 2007

Why not provide your share charts for investors in accessible formats?
Halfords accessible share charts
Halfords provide large font charts, and charts for people who are colour blind. Given that many investors must need charts of this nature, this seems like a good and helpful service.

I notice that Serco, who used to be among my favourite examples of companies who did this, because they even included an option for a chart accessible to voice browsers, have now removed all these accessible charting options. I wonder why?

Serco - old share charts
Serco’s accessible charting, dated six or so months ago.
Serco - new share charts
The same page today.

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One Response to “Share charts in accessible formats”

  1. Signing the web | Corporate Eye on February 1st, 2008 11:02 am

    [...] is accessible to level A (or even AA). But have you considered taking the extra step, and providing accessible charting in your investor section, transcripts for all your video or audio sections on site, or providing a sign language translation [...]

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