HANDICODE
Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Based in Bordeaux, HANDICODE is an adapted company that carries out RGAA audits, handles technical corrections for websites and supports organisations towards legal compliance.
HANDICODE is a digital agency in Bordeaux with adapted company status, which allows part of service fees to be deducted from AGEFIPH contributions. It deploys its services across France, combining web development, workplace inclusion and digital tool accessibility.
For RGAA compliance, it delivers a complete diagnosis criterion by criterion, performs technical corrections and drafts the accessibility statement. It also formalises the organisation's multi-year plan.
Its technical interventions are grounded in the RGAA. The team works directly in code to adjust contrasts, restructure templates and ensure keyboard navigation works reliably. A free online tool also assesses a site across six dimensions, including accessibility, in 90 seconds.
Claiming twenty-five supported structures and six regions covered, HANDICODE reconfigured recruitment for an industrial mid-market company of 850 employees in eight weeks. Rewriting job posts and distribution across 14 channels increased disabled applicant numbers by 40 percent.
Accessibility services offered
Audit, Training, Consulting and support, Accessible development, Inclusive design
Audit
The evaluation measures each gap against RGAA criteria. HANDICODE provides a list of quantified actions and a correction plan ranked by priority.
Training
The organisation delivers adaptive learning paths built to WCAG 2.1 rules. Sessions include real-time accessible progress tracking.
Consulting and support
HANDICODE handles the whole process, from initial diagnosis through drafting the multi-year plan and legal statement, with ongoing support. An AI-assisted tool also supports workplace, tool and schedule adjustments.
Accessible development
The team works in code to correct contrasts, heading hierarchy and text alternatives. It also ensures keyboard focus and ARIA attributes are properly handled, whilst developing showcase sites or business applications.
Inclusive design
The graphic intervention targets the interface to ensure appropriate contrasts, well-labelled forms and functional keyboard navigation. These adjustments apply to websites, applications and purchasing journeys.
Quote from the provider website
“HANDICODE réalise votre audit RGAA, corrige votre site et rédige votre déclaration d'accessibilité”
