Website Accessibility
Website Accessibility Policy
In order to reach a high level of accessibility, we follow the international accessibility guidelines provided by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C WCAG 2).
In addition, and in recognition of the fact that following the guidelines is just one part of measuring accessibility, we work with real users to find out how people will be using our website, and what else we can do to make it easier to use. This is a high priority for us and it will remain an essential part of our website and digital strategy.
What we’ve done:
Keyboard accessibility: Any user who has difficulty using their mouse may find it easier to navigate the web using their keyboard. We’ve made sure that all functionality is accessible from the keyboard.
Image Alt Text: Also called Alt Tags and alt descriptions. written copy that appears in place of an image on a webpage if the image fails to load on a user’s screen. This text helps screen-reading tools describe images to visually impaired readers and allows search engines to better crawl and rank your website.
Flexible layout: We have designed our website to be responsive, so that it works equally on computers, phones, and tablets. This also allows the site to scale easily as you zoom in, making it more usable.
Our writing: We are committed to presenting all of our written content in plain English.
In addition, we strive to make the website more usable for everyone by:
- Making good use of headings, and white space, to make content easier to read
- Having a consistent navigation structure, so it is easy to tell where you are, and how to get elsewhere
- Using colours that provide good contrast; particularly important as we recognise that you may be reading our website on your phone and outside in the open
