The name “2080 ” was derived from the fact that approximately 20% of the population experience difficulties, including dyslexia and visual stress, which impose limitations on their access to information on the internet. The other 80% of the population, who have no such difficulties, nevertheless have a great variety of needs and preferences when viewing and hearing information online.

The majority of associations and charities, even those that rely on the internet to communicate with their clients and employees, overlook these differences and difficulties in their website construction and operation. The aim of HD 2080 is to work with associations and charities to bring down the barriers to their services so that they are accessible to 100% of their current and potential clients and employees.

Upon entering a partnership with HD 2080, your organization has access to a network of professionals and specialists who can offer their expertise concerning a variety of communication difficulties and differences, and as well, your organization may use our services that provide organization-specific advice and training to achieve a higher standard of accessibility.

Beyond this, your organization also has the opportunity to earn revenue through the sale of Textic Talklets or Toolbars, a multi-access product developed by our sister company Textic. This product gives users the ability to listen to the highlighted text, save as an MP3 sound file or change the appearance of any website according to their unique needs and preferences. Individuals who have difficulty reading small text, struggle with serif fonts, experience visual stress, or simply want to exercise choice when viewing information online all appreciate the new options that the Textic products offers them for their comfort and convenience.

Your association or charity will receive a toolbar for your website free of charge and when your members purchase Textic products or services through a link on your website, HD 2080 will give your organization a commission. An added bonus is that the Textic range of toolbars on your website can be branded e.g. coloured appropriately for your organization and featuring your logo.

The extra step that you take towards making your website inclusive is not only appreciated by those who access your services online, but brings your organization closer to compliance with the most recent Disability Discrimination Act (2005), which states that companies and organizations are legally required to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded from goods and services. With these benefits, on top of the opportunity to earn revenue through the Textic Talklets and Toolbars, it is not difficult to see why HD 2080 is quickly expanding its network of associations and charities, of all purposes and sizes, throughout the UK and internationally.

“At last an organization dedicated to insuring that other organizations can communicate effectively to all sections of the community”

- Chris Lenton, Director of Finance and Operations for the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA), www.icsa.org.uk