If we are hard to use, that is our problem.
We support people with disabilities for a living, so an inaccessible website would be a poor advertisement. We aim to meet WCAG 2.2 level AA, and we want to hear when we fall short.
What we have done
- Built the site with semantic HTML so screen readers can navigate by heading, landmark and list.
- Added a “skip to content” link as the first focusable element on every page.
- Kept body text at a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against its background, and large text at least 3:1.
- Made every interactive element reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus indicator.
- Labelled all form fields, with error and status messages announced through live regions.
- Honoured
prefers-reduced-motion, so animation can be switched off at the operating-system level. - Written link text that makes sense out of context, rather than “click here”.
- Used relative units and fluid type so the layout works when text is zoomed to 200%.
- Provided text alternatives for meaningful images, and hidden decorative ones from assistive technology.
Known limitations
We would rather be honest than claim perfection. The areas we are still working on:
- Some older documents published on this site may not yet be fully accessible. We can supply an accessible version of any document on request.
- Third-party tools we link to — for example map services — are outside our control.
Tell us about a barrier
If something on this site is difficult to use — with a screen reader, a keyboard, magnification, voice control, or anything else — please tell us. Include the page and what went wrong. We will respond and, where we can, fix it.
Other ways to reach us
You never have to use this website to get support. You can:
If you need this information in another format — large print, plain language, or read aloud — ask and we will provide it.
Standards we are working to
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).