Uniweb Begins Providing Services for the Official Website of Cosmetics Manufacturer Albion Group

2024/02/13

Kiva Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Kota Nojiri, hereinafter Kiva) is pleased to announce that it has started providing web accessibility services 'Uniweb' to the five official sites operated by Albion Corporation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Shoichi Kobayashi, hereinafter Albion): ALBION, Elégance, IGNIS, Anna Sui Japan, and Paul & Joe.

 

◾️ import background

International Brand Sales Department Takayuki Sakakibara
Regardless of the amendment to the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, effective April 1, 2024.
In the process of seeking to enable many people to use our website comfortably.
We have encountered and implemented the services of Kiva Corporation.
We will continue to strive to ensure that many people can use our services comfortably.

 

◾️What is Web Accessibility?

It is not a special accommodation only for the disabled or elderly, but anyone can be in the same situation as a disabled person.

• Temporary injury or illness (e.g., car accident with arm in cast and unable to use arm, eye disease with eye patch and blindness, etc.)
• Age-related changes
• Age-related vision loss (presbyopia, lens changes (yellowish, dark, blurred vision, etc.))
• Eye diseases common in middle-aged and older adults (cataracts, glaucoma, etc.)
  *About half of the patients in their late 70s have cataracts with yellowing changes.
• Age-related hearing loss
• Foreign travelers (if a foreigner who does not understand Japanese is struck by an earthquake while traveling, can he/she obtain evacuation information, etc.)

Reference: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Accessibility of Websites, etc. Required of Public Organizations
https://www.soumu.go.jp/main_content/000543284.pdf

 

◾️About UniWeb

UniWeb provides web accessibility features "on the day of deployment" by simply adding a single line of code to all web services.

In order to aim for a website and service that is equal for everyone, we want to ensure that users in various situations, including those with visual or auditory disabilities, as well as those with temporary injuries or illnesses, can understand accurate information through diverse uses such as text-to-speech and contrast changes.

 

◾️Albion Co., Ltd.

Representative: CEO Shoichi Kobayashi
Location: 1-12-2 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
URL :https://www.albion.co.jp/
Business Description: Manufacturing and selling premium cosmetics.
Development and manufacturing of cosmetics including skincare, makeup, fragrance, and hair care, and sales through top department stores and leading cosmetics specialty stores nationwide.

 

◾️ Kiva Corporation

Representative: Kota Nojiri, President and Representative Director
Location : 3-12-5 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo +SHIFT TSUKIJI 7F
URL: https://kiva.co.jp/
Business :
・Development and operation of the reliable purchase guarantee service 'proteger' (https://hi.helloproteger.com/）
・Development and operation of web accessibility service 'Uniweb' (https://hellouniweb.com）