Our commitment to web accessibility

C4PC is 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

We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 as our 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.

Website accessibility is an ongoing process. We continually test content and features for WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and remediate any issues to ensure we meet or exceed the standards. Testing of our website is performed by our team members using industry-standard tools such as the Accessibility Checker WordPress Plugin, color contrast analyzers, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.

C4PC’s website is currently partially conformant with WCAG standards, and we are working towards full compliance as soon as possible.

How accessible is our website

We are working to improve the accessibility of all our websites, but we know that some areas are not yet fully accessible. In particular, we know that you may encounter:

  • PDF and office documents that are not properly formatted to be accessible.
  • Images with missing or unhelpful alternative text.
  • Iframes without titles and videos without closed captions or transcripts.
  • HTML and ARIA markup errors that may make using a screen reader difficult.
  • Some of the text over images or video may not provide sufficient contrast.

Where we’re improving

In our efforts to bring our website up to standard, we are targeting the following areas:

  • Adding image alternative texts where they are absent to improve usability with assistive technologies.
  • Reviewing content for headings in the incorrect order.
  • Reviewing content for ambiguous anchor text.
  • Working to add titles to iframes to improve usability with assistive technologies.

This is part of our broader effort to make everyone’s experience at C4PC a welcoming and enjoyable one.

Please note that while we make every effort to provide information accessible for all users, we cannot guarantee the accessibility of third-party websites to which we may link.

Accessibility support contact

We welcome comments, questions, and feedback on our website. If you are using assistive technologies and are having difficulty using our website, please email info@communitycatalysts.co.uk or give us a call at 01423503937. We will do our best to assist you and resolve issues.