Siteimprove to Lead the Charge in Web Accessibility for 2019

- One of Siteimprove's key initiatives for 2019 is to build more strategic partnerships with like-minded organizations and companies. Notably this year, Siteimprove shared its insights on standardization through roundtables and panels with the European Disability Forum, an independent NGO, that defends the interests of 80 million Europeans with disabilities. As a part of this action, Siteimprove participated in a roundtable at the United Nations' 11th session of the Conference of States Parties Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in June.   Internally, Siteimprove will foster ongoing training and educational programs to support its development team in building accessible code. In 2018 the company developed the A11Y drive project which automates the task of checking code accessibility and reduces the chance of regressions. By sharing the project story, Siteimprove hopes to inspire other tech companies to think about building a development culture that prioritizes product accessibility. These initiatives come on the heels of a significant year for the company, who earlier announced the formulation of its "Global Accessibility Relations Group" to champion global inclusion and focus on the provision of large-scale automated accessibility testing and monitoring. Heading up the group is Stein-Erik Skotkjerra, a well-respected international digital accessibility specialist and public speaker who has been with Siteimprove since April 2017. Following hugely successful accessibility events in Singapore, Amsterdam, and Oslo, among others this year, several events are already planned for 2019, including the Digital Oulu Conference in Finland where Skotkjerra will present 'Why designing for the blind is pointless.'   About Siteimprove A/SSiteimprove offers the world's most comprehensive cloud-based Digital Presence Optimization (DPO) software. The Siteimprove Intelligence Platform provides eye-opening insights that empower you and your team to create higher quality content, drive better traffic, measure digital performance, and work towards regulatory compliance—all from one place. Siteimprove is also proud to offer best-in-class technical support, academy courses, services, and technology integrations. Find out why more than 7,000 organizations around the world practice DPO using the Siteimprove Intelligence Platform at https://siteimprove.com/en/ Logo- https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/588192/siteimprove_Logo.jpg