Accessibility and Security upgrades
Accessibility feature used:
- Alternative Tag for every picture
- Helps software to read out the picture for users in need
- Tell users what the picture is about when pictures cannot be loaded
(Felke-Morris, 2013)
Accessibility upgrade
- Closed Caption video and transcript
- Helps users with hearing issues
- Transcript can cater to users with slow connection
- Transcript can also enhance search engine’s indexing for the website
(Felke-Morris, 2013)
Security Upgrade
- Implement security feature for online consultation page
- Customers’ detail and credit card info can be transferred securely
- Increase customer confidence
How to implement?
Accessibility
- Include captions when making videos for the site.
- Provide transcript for the videos
(Felke-Morris, 2013)
Security feature
- Choose and apply Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates to the website.
- Allows data transfer from web browser to server securely (Felke-Morris, 2013)
- Choose and implement secure online payment gateway to accept customers’ credit card details from online consultation page.
- To avoid fraudulent transaction
- Both seller and buyers are protected
(SecurePay, 2013)
Advantages of these upgrades:
- More accessible to different users groups
- Provide safer online transaction, which can attract potential customers.
(Felke-Morris, 2013)
Disadvantages of these upgrades:
- Video production time will increase
- Website maintenance cost will increase.
- SSL certificates cost approx US$400 per year (Symantec, 2013)
- Online payment gateway cost approx AUD $500 per year. Price varies depending on the number of transactions (SecurePay, 2013)
References:
Felke-Morris, T. (2013). Web development and design foundations with HTML5 (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
SecurePay. (2013). SecurePay. Retrieved May 14, 2013, from http://www.securepay.com.au/
Symantec Corporation. (2013). Symantec Secure Site SSL Certificates. Retrieved May 14, 2013, from http://www.symantec.com/verisign/ssl-certificates/secure-site/pricing?fid=ssl-certificates
