Accessibility & digital inclusion

Make your content accessible to everyone, in every language.

Digital technology should connect people, not exclude them. Yet how many people are confronted with content they cannot understand, see or hear?
Whether you need to make your videos accessible to everyone, simplify complex texts or adapt your websites to different browsing needs, we transform your content into bridges to inclusion.
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Why is digital accessibility important?

Because every user counts

In an increasingly connected world, no one must be left behind. Digital accessibility means giving everyone the opportunity to browse, understand and interact with your content, regardless of their abilities or specific needs. It means creating experiences that embrace human diversity rather than sidelining it.

An investment that makes sense for your business

Making your content accessible means creating better digital experiences for everyone. Digital accessibility enhances the online experience for all your users. It also strengthens your brand image as a responsible and inclusive company – values that are becoming increasingly important to your customers and partners.

Now a legal requirement

Apart from (but because of) the human impact, digital accessibility is now a legal requirement in France and many other countries. Rather than just towing the line, why not turn it into an asset that sets you apart from your competitors?

Our digital accessibility services

Accessible websites and documents

Bring your websites, PDF files and other digital documents into compliance with WCAG standards to ensure a seamless and intuitive browsing experience. We optimise structure, contrast and keyboard navigation while adding the requisite alternative descriptions.

USE CASES :

  • Websites
  • Official documents
  • Annual reports
  • Online forms

Inclusive audiovisual services

Make your video content accessible through subtitling for deaf and hard-of-hearing users and multilingual audio description.

USE CASES :

  • Online training
  • Webinars
  • Marketing campaigns

Multilingual Easy-to-Read adaptation

Convert complicated text to “Easy-to-Read” format to make it accessible to persons with intellectual disabilities, dyslexic users and non-French speakers.

USE CASES :

  • Internal procedures
  • User guides
  • HR communications
  • Administrative documents

Accessibility audits and consultancy

We assess the accessibility of your existing content and help you draw up a digital inclusion strategy tailored to your needs and requirements.

USE CASES :

  • Initial diagnosis
  • Team training
  • Long-term strategy
  • Compliance

What are your language projects?

Let’s work together to develop your multilingual strategy
Your bespoke support

Why choose Orkera for your digital accessibility requirements?

You’re probably wondering, “Why should I contact a translation agency for my accessibility requirements?”
Digital accessibility can be seen as a language, so who better than a translation agency to deliver the goods?
At Orkera, we know that every audience has its own conventions, specific needs and way of understanding information. For years, we have been helping businesses adapt their messages so that they resonate with different cultures and languages.
Accessibility requires exactly the same approach: adapting your content so that everyone can understand it, regardless of their disability or language proficiency.
Our multilingual expertise becomes your asset: besides making your content accessible, we can do so in all the languages spoken by your audiences.

We translate from and into more than 60 languages

Romance languages
Asian languages
Eastern European languages
Northern European languages
Anglo-Germanic languages
Other languages

Digital accessibility FAQs

Yes, in most cases. Since the EU Accessibility Act (EAA) came into force in June 2025, ensuring digital accessibility has been mandatory for private companies employing more than ten people or generating turnover of over €2 million.
In practical terms, this means that your websites, mobile apps, PDF documents, video content and online forms must comply with accessibility standards. The penalties for non-compliance can be severe.
Source: Making digital websites and services accessible to everyone
The good news? Accessibility isn’t just a requirement: it enhances the experience for all your users, broadens your audience and can become a real competitive advantage.
Training your teams is key to a sustainable approach to accessibility.
Rather than constantly making corrections, it’s better to create accessible content from the outset.
A few best practices:
  • Writers: content structuring, alternative text, Easy-to-Read principles
  • Developers: keyboard navigation, contrast, semantic tags
  • Designers: visual hierarchy, legibility, sufficient clickable areas
  • Video teams: subtitling, audio description, transcripts
The ideal solution? A bespoke training programme tailored to your tools and circumstances will always be more effective than a general course.
Easy-to-Read is a writing method that simplifies complex texts to make them accessible to as many people as possible. It follows specific guidelines: short sentences, simple words, a spacious layout and explanatory pictograms.
Who is it for?
  • People with intellectual disabilities
  • People with dyslexia
  • Senior citizens or people with cognitive impairments
  • Non-French speakers learning the language
  • Anyone who feels uncomfortable with the written word

Absolutely – and it’s even recommended!

Digital accessibility and translation can be handled simultaneously, thereby optimising turnaround times and ensuring consistency across all language versions.

And that is precisely the advantage of using a translation agency to make your content accessible in all your languages.

We are fully conversant with all market technical standards.

  • Subtitles: SRT, VTT, EBU-STL, PAC, SCC, etc.

  • Video: MP4, MOV, MXF, AVI and direct integration into your platforms (LMS, social media).

  • Audio: High-fidelity WAV, MP3 and AIFF. We can deliver subtitle files separately or burn them directly into the final video.

A professional audit remains the most reliable method for assessing whether your content complies with WCAG and RGAA standards.
A few pointers for an initial assessment:
  • Can the website be browsed entirely using the keyboard?
  • Images with alternative descriptions?
  • Is there sufficient colour contrast?
  • Videos with subtitles and transcripts?
  • PDF documents structured for screen readers?