Gardeners Greenwich Website Accessibility Statement
Gardeners Greenwich is committed to providing an accessible online experience for all visitors, including disabled users and people using assistive technologies. This Accessibility Statement explains the steps we take to make our gardeners Greenwich website easier to use and how you can contact us with accessibility requests or feedback.
Our Accessibility Commitment
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, WCAG 2.1, at the AA level. These guidelines are recognised internationally as a standard for making web content more accessible to people with a wide range of access needs, including visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments.
Accessibility is an ongoing process for Gardeners Greenwich. We regularly review our content and design to support inclusive access for everyone in the Greenwich area who wants to find accessible gardeners, garden maintenance information, or related services online.
WCAG 2.1 AA Compliance
Our goal is to align our gardeners Greenwich website with WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria. This includes providing clear structure, predictable navigation, sufficient colour contrast, and text that is readable and understandable. We work to ensure content is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust across different devices and assistive technologies.
While we strive for full compliance, there may be areas that require improvement. When we identify issues that affect accessibility, we plan and carry out updates as part of our regular website maintenance schedule.
Screen Reader Support
The Gardeners Greenwich website is designed to be compatible with commonly used screen readers. We use semantic HTML and meaningful headings so that users can move through pages efficiently and understand the structure of the content. Images that convey important information are given descriptive alternative text to help users who cannot see them.
We also aim to ensure that form fields and controls on the site include programmatically associated labels. This helps screen reader users understand the purpose of each field when requesting gardening services in the Greenwich area.
Keyboard Navigation
Our website is designed to be navigable using only a keyboard, without the need for a mouse. Users can move through links, buttons, and form fields in a logical order using standard keyboard commands such as the Tab, Shift plus Tab, and Enter keys. Focus indicators are used so that users can clearly see which element on the page is currently selected.
If you experience any difficulties accessing our gardeners Greenwich content via keyboard navigation, we welcome your feedback so that we can investigate and improve these areas.
Text, Layout, and Readability
We aim to use clear, straightforward language when describing our gardening services in Greenwich and nearby areas. Paragraphs are kept as concise as reasonably possible, and headings are used to break up content for easier scanning. Our layout is responsive, meaning the content should adapt to different screen sizes, including mobiles and tablets used across Greenwich.
Users should be able to zoom their browser up to 200 percent without losing access to essential content or functionality. We also work to maintain sufficient contrast between text and background colours to assist users with low vision.
Ongoing Improvements
Accessibility is part of our long-term commitment to our customers and community in Greenwich. We review our gardeners Greenwich website periodically and consider accessibility whenever we add new content, features, or services. When standards evolve or technology changes, we will reassess and adjust our approach.
Contact for Accessibility Requests and Feedback
If you have difficulty using any part of the Gardeners Greenwich website, or if you need information about our services in an alternative format, please contact us. You can use the contact form on our website to tell us about the accessibility issue you encountered, the page you were using, and the technology or device you were using.
We take all accessibility requests seriously and will review your message as soon as possible. Where we can, we will offer an alternative way to access the information you need and work on fixing any underlying accessibility problems so that our gardeners Greenwich website becomes more inclusive for all users.
