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Sightline by Consilio eDiscovery Platform Achieves WCAG Web Accessibility Certification

Written by Jennifer Ladd

Updated: Apr 21, 2023

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Enhanced Accessibility Available for Individuals with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 13, 2022 – Consilio, the global leader of legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services, announced today that it has achieved conformance with the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standard for its leading eDiscovery platform, Sightline by Consilio. This certification demonstrates that the Company’s eDiscovery platform is accessible to a wide range of people with disabilities.

Consilio considers accessibility a vital element in today’s digital economy. Enhancements to the platform ensure Sightline by Consilio is perceivable, operable, and understandable by all users and enables workers with visual and physical disabilities to be more productive.

“Traditional eDiscovery software can be difficult to use if you are visually impaired or may not be able to use a mouse,” said Tom McCaffrey, VP Products. “Our goal was to give all Sightline by Consilio users a better product experience by making the platform more accessible while modernizing the interface for all users.”

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 standard is developed in coordination with individuals and organizations around the world, with the goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally.

Key enhancements to Sightline by Consilio include:

  • Color and Contrast: Enhanced color contrast to improve legibility for persons with visual disabilities by making individual page elements stand out.
  • Design Elements: Added focus markers, enlarged fonts, and icons to make them easier to see and clearly indicate where action needs to be taken.
  • Keyboard Accessibility: Redesigned user experience so that content can be navigable using only the keyboard and full support for screen reader software.

“Cultivating a diverse and inclusive experience is a key focus of Consilio, not only in how we attract, retain, and develop our employee talent, but also in how we design and build our products,” says Maureen O’Neill, Diversity & Inclusion Officer.  “We are thrilled about the improvements to Sightline by Consilio and will continue to focus on improving the user experience and innovating to make our platform accessible to all users.”

For more information on this announcement, visit https://www.consilio.com/accessibility.

About Consilio
Consilio is the global leader in eDiscovery, document review, legal technology, and enterprise legal services. Through its Consilio Complete suite of capabilities, the company supports multinational law firms and corporations using innovative software, including its proprietary award-winning Sightline eDiscovery platform, cost-effective managed services, and deep legal and regulatory industry expertise. Consilio has extensive experience in litigation, HSR second requests, internal and regulatory investigations, eDiscovery, document review, cyber response solutions, enterprise legal services including advisory and transformation, compliance and information governance, law department operations solutions, and legal talent solutions. Consilio employs leading professionals in the industry, applying defensible workflows with patented and industry-proven technology across all phases of the eDiscovery and risk management lifecycle. ISO 27001:2013 certified, the company operates offices, document review, and secure data centers across Europe, Asia, and North America. For more information, please visit us at www.consilio.com.

Media Contact
Gabrielle Simon
gsimon@prosek.com

Enhanced Accessibility Available for Individuals with Disabilities

WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 13, 2022 – Consilio, the global leader of legal technology solutions and enterprise legal services, announced today that it has achieved conformance with the WCAG 2.1 Level AA standard for its leading eDiscovery platform, Sightline by Consilio. This certification demonstrates that the Company’s eDiscovery platform is accessible to a wide range of people with disabilities.

Consilio considers accessibility a vital element in today’s digital economy. Enhancements to the platform ensure Sightline by Consilio is perceivable, operable, and understandable by all users and enables workers with visual and physical disabilities to be more productive.

“Traditional eDiscovery software can be difficult to use if you are visually impaired or may not be able to use a mouse,” said Tom McCaffrey, VP Products. “Our goal was to give all Sightline by Consilio users a better product experience by making the platform more accessible while modernizing the interface for all users.”

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 standard is developed in coordination with individuals and organizations around the world, with the goal of providing a single shared standard for web content accessibility that meets the needs of individuals, organizations, and governments internationally.

Key enhancements to Sightline by Consilio include:

  • Color and Contrast: Enhanced color contrast to improve legibility for persons with visual disabilities by making individual page elements stand out.
  • Design Elements: Added focus markers, enlarged fonts, and icons to make them easier to see and clearly indicate where action needs to be taken.
  • Keyboard Accessibility: Redesigned user experience so that content can be navigable using only the keyboard and full support for screen reader software.

“Cultivating a diverse and inclusive experience is a key focus of Consilio, not only in how we attract, retain, and develop our employee talent, but also in how we design and build our products,” says Maureen O’Neill, Diversity & Inclusion Officer.  “We are thrilled about the improvements to Sightline by Consilio and will continue to focus on improving the user experience and innovating to make our platform accessible to all users.”

For more information on this announcement, visit https://www.consilio.com/accessibility.

About Consilio
Consilio is the global leader in eDiscovery, document review, legal technology, and enterprise legal services. Through its Consilio Complete suite of capabilities, the company supports multinational law firms and corporations using innovative software, including its proprietary award-winning Sightline eDiscovery platform, cost-effective managed services, and deep legal and regulatory industry expertise. Consilio has extensive experience in litigation, HSR second requests, internal and regulatory investigations, eDiscovery, document review, cyber response solutions, enterprise legal services including advisory and transformation, compliance and information governance, law department operations solutions, and legal talent solutions. Consilio employs leading professionals in the industry, applying defensible workflows with patented and industry-proven technology across all phases of the eDiscovery and risk management lifecycle. ISO 27001:2013 certified, the company operates offices, document review, and secure data centers across Europe, Asia, and North America. For more information, please visit us at www.consilio.com.

Media Contact
Gabrielle Simon
gsimon@prosek.com

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