Accessibility

Our website is built using Umbraco, below are some in-built features to our site template that ensures our content is accessible for all:

WCAG 2.1 AA* COMPLIANT

Essential for any site but in particular the public-sector and governmental website. In most areas, Site Builder is WCAG 3.0 AAA compliant. 

(WCAG stands for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the A rating refers to the level of compliance.)

KEYBOARD NAVIGATION

The template offers the ability to browse the entire site with only a keyboard, including clear focus highlighting, ‘skip to content’ and ‘skip to footer’ links.

SCREEN READERS

Semantic HTML elements are leverages to assist screen readers. Easily define aria-labels, site language and heading hierarchy. 

(The aria-label attribute in HTML is used to provide an accessible name or label for an element that does not have an inherent label or that needs a more descriptive label than its content provides such as an image or icon.)

FOCUS HIGHLIGHTING

All interactive elements can be accessed via the keyboard and are supported by visual focus highlighting. In addition, "Skip to content", "Skip to footer" and "Back to top" links are easily accessible via the keyboard ensuring users with disabilities are never stuck.

HEADING TAGS

Full control over our Heading hierarchy. Ensuring the site helps visitors who use screen readers understand our website.

IMAGE ALT TAGS

By ensuring we add image alt text to all images, we help visitors who use screen readers understand our website and the context of our images.