Accessibility
This website has been built with accessibility in mind. This means that we want all users, across devices, to be able to access and enjoy our content without technical barriers or limitations.
Inclusive information
We have built our website to be as accessible and inclusive as we can. Key items include:
H1-H6 Ordering: Wherever possible on this website, Heading tags are in order, for example, Heading 1 – Heading 2 – Heading 3 etc. We try to avoid breaking this order.
HTML Landmarks: We’ve included HTML landmarks in the code where applicable.
ARIA Labels: For elements that have no pre-defined accessible labels, we have provided various elements on the page with suitable ARIA labels.
Colour Contrast: Text on the website has been checked to ensure it achieves a high level of colour contrast. Doing this ensures that none of the information on our website will be obfuscated by poor contrast.
Form Labels: On certain pages on the website you will find various select drop down controls. We have clearly labelled these controls so that even after a selection has been made by the user, it is still clear what role or function a select box performs.
Descriptive Text: Wherever possible, we try to give link text and images descriptive text that tells a user where the link will go or what the image contains.
Keyboard controlled menu system
The menu system on the website has been built so that users across devices, including keyboard users and screen readers can easily access top level and second level pages in the menu structure.
The tab key can be used to browse the menu, with clearly defined ‘focus’ states. Menu items which have second level pages inside a drop down are clearly marked with a down arrow icon, and keyboard users can access the drop downs by pressing the enter key once to open the drop down menu, or a second time to close it again.
For screen readers, ARIA states have been added to the menu. For example, when a drop down menu is triggered, the ‘aria-expanded’ state updates to ‘true’.
When a drop down is open, users can tab through the second level menu items in the drop down. Once the last item is reached and the tab key is pressed, the drop down automatically closes and positions the focus state on the next top level menu item.
Reporting accessibility issues
We are always interested to hear from our users who wish to report ways in which we can improve the accessibility of our website. If you have a suggestion for our website, please contact us by email
