I am committed to providing a fully accessible website experience for all users of all abilities, including those who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers, screen enlargement software, and alternative keyboard input devices to navigate the web.
Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessibility
I follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 as my guiding principle for determining accessibility. These are internationally agreed-upon standards that cover a wide range of recommendations and best practices for making content useable. As I add new pages and functionality to my website, all designs, code, and content entry practices are checked against these standards.
Website accessibility is an ongoing process. I continually test content and features for WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance and remediate any issues to ensure I meet or exceed the standards. Testing of my website is performed by myself using industry-standard tools such as the Accessibility Checker WordPress Plugin, color contrast analyzers, keyboard-only navigation techniques, the NVDA screen reader, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.
Accessibility Features On Our Website
The following is a list of items I have included in our website to improve its accessibility:
- The website is responsive to varying screen sizes, including mobile.
- My brand colours were chosen for colour contrast in accordance with WCAG AAA requirements.
- Text and other important non-text elements are resizable according to users’ browser settings size preference.
- My website declares a language in the header.
- All images and non-text images have appropriate alternative text or aria labels/descriptions associated with them.
- Semantic HTML markup has been used to denote headings, lists, regions, etc. so that content is easily understandable to users of assistive technologies.
- Skip links have been provided to allow users of assistive technologies to jump immediately to the main content of each page.
Where I’m Improving
In my efforts to bring my website up to standard, I am targeting the following areas:
- Evaluating the accessibility of the cookie consent management platform that I currently use.
This is part of my broader effort to make everyone’s experience on my website or working with me a welcoming and enjoyable one. Please note that while I make every effort to provide information accessible to all users, I can’t guarantee the accessibility of third party websites to which I may link.
Accessibility Support Contact
I welcome comments, questions, and feedback on my website! If you are using assistive technologies and are having difficulty using my website, please email [email protected]. I’ll try to respond within 2 business days and do my best to resolve any issues.