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Accessibility

BDRC is committed to making its online resources accessible to all visitors. We continually review our site and modify pages to remove accessibility problems for disabled people and to make information more accessible for all users. We aim to use a written style which is straightforward and understandable.

Access for all

We've provided a number of features to allow you to tailor BDRC to your personal preferences:

  • Text size - please see the Accessibility Options page for information about changing the text size used on the site;
  • Differing contrast styles - we provide a number of site colour schemes to improve the site for users with certain visual impariments. Please see the Accessibility Options page for information about changing the style of the site;
  • Accesskeys - we've implemented limited accesskeys, enabling faster, easier access to certain pages for keyboard users, find out how to use the Accesskeys on this site;
  • Structure - every page on the site is structured using HTML headings to ensure the best possible experience for all users.

Accessibility Conformance

We aim to meet or exceed the provisions of the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) Conformance Level "AA", which means that all Priority 2 checkpoints are satisfied. The full checklist of Checkpoints for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/WAI-WEBCONTENT/.
What does that mean in practice?

We followed a list of accessibility guidelines when putting together this website and it's content. This includes:

  • Maintain a standard layout and navigation system throughout;
  • Use headings, paragraphs, lists and other HTML(HyperText Markup Language) to create a logical document structure;
  • Allow visitors to resize all text;
  • Use plain backgrounds to improve the readability of text;
  • Use foreground and background colour combinations which have sufficient contrast and are not known to cause problems for sufferers of colour-blindness;
  • Use alt attributes on all images,and title or longdesc attributes where appropriate, and ensure that all alt, title and longdesc attributes are meaningful;
  • Design layouts to work satisfactorily at a range of screen resolutions;
  • Design the layout so that non mouse users are easily able to navigate the website;
  • Ensure all hyperlinks use descriptive and meaningful text, avoiding short-hand language like 'Click here';
  • Provide access keys to allow keyboard navigation to the main areas of the site;

We are always trying to improve the BDRC Website. If you have any comments on our accessiblity policy, or suggestions for how to improve the site please contact us using the details below.

Contact details:

BDRC
Bierton Road
Yardley
Birmingham B25 8PQ
UK

email: bdrc@disability.co.uk
Telephone: 0121 789 7365
Fax: 0121 785 0104