The Challenge: Enhancing Accessibility and Usability

Mayfield Village needed a website that reflected its commitment to serving its community effectively while adhering to modern standards of accessibility and user experience. Key challenges included:

• ADA Compliance: Ensuring the site was fully accessible to all users, including those with disabilities, by incorporating features like high-contrast visuals, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader-friendly elements.
• Improved Navigation: Simplifying the menu structure to make information easy to locate while providing a seamless experience across devices.
• Content Management: Upgrading the platform to allow for more efficient updates and streamlined content organization.

Scalability: Designing a solution that could grow alongside the needs of the village while remaining visually appealing and functional.

The Solution: A Modern, Accessible, and Scalable Platform

WRIS Web Services partnered with Mayfield Village to deliver a website that met their goals and exceeded expectations:

• ADA-Compliant Design: Implemented accessibility features, including the UserWay widget, high-contrast colors, and readable fonts, ensuring inclusivity.
• Responsive Design: Created a site that adapts seamlessly to all devices, from desktops to smartphones, ensuring a consistent user experience.
• Streamlined Navigation: Simplified menu structures and implemented drop-down navigation to enhance usability and speed up information retrieval.
• Platform Upgrade: Migrated the site to WordPress, improving performance, security, and content management efficiency.

Recreation Site Separation: Consolidated recreational content into a dedicated site, decluttering the main site and making it easier for users to locate events and programs.

Key Results: Streamlined User Experience and Efficient Management

The redesigned Mayfield Village website has delivered significant benefits:

• Improved Accessibility: The site now meets ADA compliance standards, ensuring inclusivity for all users.
• Enhanced User Experience: Feedback highlights the intuitive navigation and clean design, with users finding information more easily and efficiently.
• Reduced Inquiries: A notable decrease in phone calls and emails requesting basic information, thanks to the improved navigation and search functionality.
• Increased Engagement: Online program registrations have risen due to streamlined content posting and an organized layout.

Efficient Content Management: WordPress migration has empowered the Mayfield Village team to make quick updates, saving time and resources.

Takeaways: Accessibility and Usability Are Key to Community Impact

The Mayfield Village project demonstrates the value of prioritizing accessibility, design, and user experience in creating a website that serves a diverse community.

Key Insights for Success:

1. ADA Compliance: Building an inclusive website ensures accessibility for all users, strengthening community engagement.
2. Responsive Design: A site that adapts to any device meets the needs of modern users and fosters seamless interaction.
3. Scalable Solutions: Upgrading to WordPress allows for efficient updates and long-term flexibility.

The new Mayfield Village website not only meets the current needs of the community but also positions the village for continued success in the digital age.