For an Organization Built on Access, Accessibility Isn’t Optional.
LIFE — Living Independence for Everyone — is a Center for Independent Living serving people with disabilities across Southeast Georgia. Their work spans advocacy, peer support, independent living skills, assistive technology, nursing home transition, and more. They’ve earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, a Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid, and a 91% effectiveness score.
For an organization whose entire mission is inclusion and accessibility, having a website that doesn’t live up to those values wasn’t an option.
FDM built them one that does.
Industry: Nonprofit / Disability Services & Advocacy
Services: Website Design, Accessibility Readiness, Content Management, Hosting & Maintenance
Partnership Length: 6 Years
The Challenge
Centers for Independent Living are held to a different standard when it comes to accessibility — and rightly so. When your entire mission is serving people with disabilities, your website needs to be fully accessible to the people you serve. Screen reader compatible. High-contrast capable. Keyboard navigable. Fully functional for users who rely on assistive technology.
LIFE also needed a website that could communicate the complexity of their programming. Advocacy, independent living skills, peer support, assistive technology, nursing home transition services, emergency planning — each service deserves clear explanation. Each audience deserves a direct path to what they need.
Key areas of focus:
- Building a website that meets or exceeds accessibility standards — practicing what they preach for the disability community
- Clearly presenting a complex catalog of services including advocacy, skills training, peer support, and assistive technology
- Creating a credible, professional presence that supports fundraising, volunteer recruitment, and community trust
The Solution
FDM built an accessibility-forward website for LIFE that reflects the organization’s values in every detail — from the architecture to the interface to the content strategy. Every decision was made with LIFE’s clients in mind.
- Full accessibility compliance built into every layer of the site. Screen reader support, contrast controls, font resizing, keyboard navigation — not as add-ons, but as foundational design decisions. Because LIFE’s website should be accessible to every person LIFE serves.
- Comprehensive service pages that make the full scope of LIFE’s work visible. Advocacy. Independent living skills. Peer support. Assistive technology. Nursing home transition. Emergency planning. Each service has its own dedicated page with clear, accessible explanations.
- A resource directory connecting clients to additional support. LIFE’s clients often need more than one organization can provide. The resource directory connects them to additional community and statewide programs — without requiring staff to handle every referral by phone.
Earned Recognition, Built-In Values
LIFE has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator. A Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid. A 91% effectiveness score. These aren’t vanity metrics — they’re the result of decades of genuine, documented service to the disability community across Savannah and Screven, Georgia.
FDM built a website that reflects that standard at every touchpoint. Accessible. Transparent. Professionally organized. Worthy of the trust the disability community places in this organization every day.
The Results
LIFE now has a website that’s as inclusive as the organization itself — fully accessible, clearly organized, and a credible digital home for one of Southeast Georgia’s most trusted nonprofits.
Because an organization with LIFE’s record deserves a website that lives up to it.
Key outcomes include:
- Full accessibility compliance ensuring the website serves every member of LIFE’s client community
- Comprehensive service pages making it easy for people with disabilities to find the support they need
- Professional nonprofit presence supporting fundraising efforts and community partnerships
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