Accessibility policy
- Summary
- Help with browsers
- User objectives
- Development process
- Standards and specifications
- Exceptions, rationale, alternatives and plans
- Contact details and procedures
- Maintenance and ongoing review
Summary
Concern.net has been designed to be easy to use, regardless of browser. Attention has also been given to accessibility for people with disabilities.
The site's layout takes into account users who are blind, or visually impaired, by providing the option of skipping the navigation and using clearer menus.
If users have difficulties using a mouse, the site can be navigated using a keyboard only.
The content has been written and formatted to make it accessible. By use of headings, short sentences, meaningful links and keyboard navigation.
Alternate text is used for all images and text can be resized. Additionally, the colour composition of images has been checked using www.vischeck.com with particular care taken with images that include text.
Where possible other forms of media such as video, audio files and Flash will be accompanied by a clear alternative version in text.
The site has been designed to meet relevant technical specifications to ensure the widest possible compatibility.
To contact Concern please email info@concern.net
Help with browsers
Users can find information on how to adjust the fonts and colours in their browsers below:
User objectives
All users should be able to achieve the following without help wherever possible.
- Find out what Concern does
- Find out where Concern works
- Find out what campaigns Concern is currently running
- Find out how the money raised by Concern is used
- Find out how to contact Concern by telephone, email and post
- Sign up to Concern's enewsletter
- Donate to Concern
- Set up a regular gift with Concern
In the event that users are not able to do one of the above tasks, the helpline number and contact us link is available on every page of Concern.net.
Development process
Concern.net has reviewed the RNIB, Mencap, and RNID websites for best practice in accessibility. During development, the site has been reviewed to ensure these best practices and specifications are met.
These specifications will be reviewed annually to ensure Concern.net continues to be compliant with the latest standards. User feedback will also form part of this review.
Additional content added to the site is subject to the same standards and accessibility policy.
Standards and specifications
This site complies with the latest web specifications, including XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.1.
Concern.net achieves WCAG 2.0 level one compliance. This means that Concern.net will:
- Provide text alternatives for all non-text content
- Provide synchronised alternatives for multimedia
- Ensure that information and structure can be separated from presentation
- Make all functionality operable via a keyboard
- Allow users to control time limits on their reading or interaction
- Allow users to avoid content that could cause seizures due to photosensitivity
- Provide mechanisms to help users find content, orient themselves within it, and navigate through it
- Help users avoid mistakes and make it easy to correct mistakes that do occur
- Make text content readable and understandable
- Make the placement and functionality of content predictable
- Support compatibility with current and future user agents (including assistive technologies)
- Ensure that content is accessible or provide an accessible alternative
- For information on what level 1 compliance is see further document or visit http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG20/quickref/
Exceptions, rationale, alternatives and plans
Concern.net will strive to meet level 2 compliance in 2007 and level 3 in 2008. Additionally, accessibility testing and an audit will be part of the roll out of Concern's web presence in 2007.
Contact details and procedures
Post: 52-55 Lower Camden Street, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
Telephone: ++ 353 1 417 7700
Fax: ++ 353 1 475 7362
Email: info@concern.net
All enquiries will be dealt with promptly in three working days and every effort will be made to resolve any issues.
Maintenance and ongoing review
This site was reviewed for accessibility upon completion and will be reviewed annually.
