{"id":1,"date":"2022-02-21T11:19:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T11:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.like-a-twat.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2023-08-21T09:12:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T09:12:42","slug":"symca-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midlandsonline.co.uk\/index.php\/2022\/02\/21\/symca-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"SYMCA &#8211; Digital Rebrand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Brief<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Utilising our extensive GDS experience, we are currently in contract with SYMCA to evaluate and rebuild existing services, ensuring their websites are WCAG 2.1 AA and AAA compliant. We conduct multiple accessibility audits using <a href=\"https:\/\/wave.webaim.org\/extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wave <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deque.com\/axe\/devtools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Axe <\/a>, identifying any issues and bugs with colour-coordinated severity levels. Manual testing for the website is done with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nuance.com\/en-gb\/dragon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dragon<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoomtext.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ZoomText<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/chromebook\/answer\/7031755?hl=en-GB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChromeVOX<\/a>. Additionally, we employ a progressive enhancement strategy for all interactive elements on the website. Monthly accessibility and content audits ensure thorough analysis to enhance the functionality and responsiveness of each webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20width%3D%22888%22%20height%3D%22438%22%20xmlns%3D%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20888%20438%22%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"SYCMA contact form.\" class=\"fy-content__image fy-lazy js-lazy 1\" width=\"888\" height=\"438\" data-src=\"https:\/\/midlandsonline.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Picture1.png\"><div class=\"fy-image-loading fy-image-loading--skeleton\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital Rebrand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The brief for Sheffield City Region (converted to SYMCA) was initially to provide the council with a rebrand that allowed it to be digitally accessible to WCAG AAA 2.1. 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