Accessibility Statement

At DLS Solicitors, we are committed to ensuring accessibility for all individuals, including those with disabilities. We strive to maintain compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at the AA level to ensure our website is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

Accessibility Features:

• Navigation: Our website features clear and consistent navigation menus to help users easily find the information they need. Keyboard navigation is supported for users who may not be able to use a mouse.
• Text Alternatives: We provide text alternatives for non-text content, such as images, ensuring that screen readers and other assistive technologies can interpret and convey information effectively.
• Readable Text: We have designed our website with legible fonts and sufficient contrast between text and background colours to enhance readability for all users, including those with visual impairments.
• Resizable Text: Users can adjust the text size on our website using browser settings to accommodate their preferences and needs.
• Accessible Forms: Our online forms are designed with accessibility in mind, featuring clear labels, instructions, and error messages to assist users in completing them accurately.

Feedback:

We welcome feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us using the contact information provided on our website’s accessibility page.

Accessibility Compliance:

While we strive to adhere to accessibility standards and guidelines, we recognise that maintaining accessibility is an ongoing process. We are continually reviewing and updating our website to improve accessibility and ensure that all users can access the information and services they need.

Accessibility Assistance:

If you require assistance accessing the content on our website or have specific accessibility needs, please contact us, and we will do our best to accommodate your request.

• Text Resizing
• Web Accessibility Initiative
• W3C Standards
• Reporting problems

Text Resizing

If you have a general problem with the size of text on websites (ours and others), there are typically three ways of increasing the size:

1. Change Operating System Preferences
   You can change settings within Windows, macOS, iOS and Android operating systems to increase the size of text used; this makes all text on your computer larger (not just websites)
2. Change Browser Preferences
   You can change settings within your browser to increase the default size of “normal” text; this has the effect of enlarging the text on all the websites that you visit (provided those websites have been built in an accessible way)
3. Zoom-in
   You can increase the level of browser zoom at any time to enlarge any web-page; the effect is to zoom-in to the page, just like enlarging an image. All browsers support this feature, such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge

Web Accessibility Initiative

This website has been built in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) established by the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C). Although the guidelines aim to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities, there are wider benefits to adopting the guidelines as they make sites more user-friendly for all.

W3C Standards

This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML5 and CSS. The use of standards-compliant HTML and CSS code means this site should display correctly in current browsers and any future browsers.

All pages use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3) for presentation, validated using the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C’s) validation service.

All pages are checked in accordance with Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) guidelines and adhere to these guidelines as far as possible.

Reporting Problems

If you are experiencing difficulties in using this website, please contact the developers, The SEO Consultant Agency, or email [email protected]