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We solve your design and accessibility issues.

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It is our goal to help as many businesses as possible to have efficient, effective, and accessible websites.

Our Services

These are the primary services we provide. If you need something different, please let us know what your requirement is. We probably have a solution for you.

Efficient Design

Mobile First

We design websites as they display on mobile devices first, then scale that design up to fit tablets and desktops. When designing for mobile-first it is important to consider that the need of those searching on mobile devices is probably different to those searching on a desktop. While those searching via desktop are probably looking for more detailed responses and additional information, on mobile devices it is far more likely the user is simply after quick information.

When designing for mobile-first the content must be very carefully considered. What does the user need to know first or most importantly? Designing this way will make the UX a lot simpler too as it will force the designer to reduce their use of extra functionality and elements in order to focus on that which is essential.

The more traditional methods of website design include:

Responsive web design. This is a design method that allows a website to fit the screens of different devices automatically. It suggests that design and development should respond to the user’s behavior based on the device they are using. Responsive web design is a well-established method used by most web designers, and it ultimately creates a good user experience by reducing users’ operations such as panning, scrolling, and zooming. Our web designers are skilled at building responsive designs.

Progressive enhancement is a design method starting with a strong base of designing for the lower browser (e.g. on mobile devices) and building up to a larger design for desktop and more powerful browsers. By using the mobile-first design strategy the design of a website starts with only the most important elements providing a strong base to build on.

On the other hand, graceful degradation is the opposite of progressive enhancement, where the website design starts from a fuller, more advanced version that would be displayed on the desktop. The designs then have to cut features or content in order to make the website compatible with a mobile browser. This technique often is used to build responsive designs.

In most cases, progressive enhancement design wins over graceful degradation. Mobile-first design is exactly a rule of progressive enhancement. The only real difference is that mobile-first focuses on the user's needs and content; progressive enhancement focuses on browser capabilities.

About Mobile-First

Effective Design

The Digital Storefront

Does your website do what it is intended to do? If it is intended to introduce your business and give visitors a general idea of what you do, the website is essentially a digital business card. Most website hosting services provide basic web design and editing tools that can create this type of website. However, if your website is intended to attract customers and convince them to purchase your products or services, you need a digital storefront.

And here is where a digital storefront comes in.

It is not only a facade or a store. It is where your prospective customer learns everything about your business. Oftentimes, even before they see your physical store, if you even have a physical store.

In simple terms, a digital storefront is your website. But to be more accurate, it is your business's online presence.

Why? Well, because your business can have a website. But, if it’s not showing in the Google results, your website is not serving its purpose as an internet storefront.

So how does a Digital Storefront Benefit a Business?

According to RevLocal:

75 percent of people who find a local search result useful will visit a store
90 percent of smartphone users search for location information
50 percent of mobile local searches end with a purchase
91 percent of consumers will turn to a competitor if your website isn’t optimized for mobile devices.

As a business owner, you’d want your customer’s first interaction with you to be seamless and impressive. And their first interaction with your business will probably be through its website - its digital storefront.

The Digital Storefront

Accessible Design

ADA and WCAG 2.1 Compliance

Businesses and practices need to embark on making their sites accessible. The number of lawsuits filed annually for website accessibility violations increases geometrically. Companies should work with web developers who understand the WCAG 2.0 guidelines fully to redesign their websites. Businesses should be proactive and take on a customer-friendly approach when evaluating website accessibility and making the much-needed changes to accommodate all guests visiting the sites.

At Digital Solutions we can offer

Website remediation to correct relatively minor problems,
Website redesign to fix major accessibility or other design issues,
A basic AI app that can fix most accessibility issues,
An advanced AI app that can fix accessibility and provide certification of continued accessibility (subscription)

ADA Information

Who We Are

About the Company and Our Founder

At- Digital Solutions

At- Digital Solutions is a service-disabled-veteran-owned small business. We are located in San Antonio, TX, but our clients are worldwide. We specialize in designing websites and digital storefronts that are efficient and do what they are supposed to do, whether to introduce a business or sell products or services. We also consider that the websites we design meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. The accessibility issues most websites have are of real concern to us and our founder. Some of us are disabled, and others have friends or family who are disabled. Our goal is to help as many businesses as possible to have efficient, effective, and accessible websites. Will you join us by bringing your website into compliance?

Our Founder

Dan Shackelford founded at-Digital Solutions, a service-disabled Army veteran who served proudly in Vietnam and on various bases in the U.S. The Army delayed his entry onto active duty in 1969 for nearly eight months because he was an alumnus of the National Society of Pershing Rifles, a college military fraternity known for developing leaders. He was delayed to be one of the company officers of his basic training class, which was the last class for Medical Service Corps officers who received direct commissions as Captains and Majors because they held advanced degrees in highly desirable fields. (He, and the other two company officers, were 2nd Lieutenants with Bachelor's degrees, but all three were Pershing Riflemen and former commanders of their respective college companies.) When he left active duty, he joined the Federal Civil Service and worked for the Department of Defense as Procurement Analyst and Manager for thirty-two years.

The positions he held included administrative manager, company commander, contracting officer, contract and management auditor, technology manager, career advocate, small business advocate, instructor, and public speaker. He holds degrees from DePaul University, Chicago, IL (BS-Biology, 1967), and from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (MSE-Technology Management, 1997). His biography has been published in Marquis Publications' Who's Who five times, and he received both their Humanitarian and Philanthropist awards. He has received numerous Army and Civil Service awards, the highest of which are the Bronze Star and the Superior Civilian Service Medal.

After his retirement in 2013, he started designing websites for nonprofits and local membership organizations. The endeavor evolved into at-Digital Solutions.