Database Development

We develop database-driven applications that are accessible to people with disabilities, particularly to those who are blind. Our specialty is information and referral (I&R) databases, but we also create database applications such as discussion forums and document repositories.

Requirements & Specifications
Key to database development is the careful creation of requirements and specifications.  Requirements describe all the functions the database will perform.  Specifications detail how the database will perform those functions.  We work with clients to produce related documents, diagrams, paper-based prototypes, etc.  Any project that starts without such documentation is sure to suffer from delays, confusion and a product that does not meet expectations. 

Prototype & Testing
Once requirements and specifications are finished and approved, we quickly develop a prototype that, while not completely functional, has the look-and-feel of the functions to come in the finished product.  Testing of functions, as they are incorporated and modified, happens at every step during development.  We build in periods for customer testing and feedback.

Guarantee
We guarantee our finished product.  Unlike most software development companies, which ship buggy products and require customers to pay to have them fixed, we will fix for free any discovered bug in a feature or function defined by the specifications document.

Web-Enabled
All database applications we build are Web-enabled. This means data can be retrieved, entered and examined via a common Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Firefox.

Accessibility
All databases and Web sites we design are accessible to people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind. Our sites comply with the guidelines established by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative and with Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act, which requires that all Web sites, databases and other software used by organizations that receive federal dollars, be accessible.

Cost
Finally, our software products and related services are offered at a cost affordable by nonprofit organizations small and large. We are a nonprofit. All our clients are nonprofits. We understand nonprofits' budget limitations and grants processes. We work with clients to keep costs down.