ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
Effective Date: 17/10/2024
At Lions Roar Group, we are committed to ensuring that our website and digital services are accessible to all users, including individuals with disabilities. We continually strive to meet the needs of all visitors by enhancing the accessibility of our site in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 and the international standards outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, which provide guidance on making digital content more accessible to people with various disabilities.
1. Our Commitment to Accessibility
We aim to create an inclusive digital environment for all users, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities. As part of this commitment, we are taking steps to ensure that our website is fully accessible to individuals with visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments.
Our efforts reflect our legal and ethical obligations under the Equality Act 2010, which requires businesses to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities are not disadvantaged when accessing goods and services online.
2. Accessibility Features
To improve the user experience and enhance accessibility, we have implemented the following features:
a. Alt Text for Images
We provide descriptive alt text for all images across the website. This allows users who rely on screen readers to access the visual content, ensuring they receive the same level of information as sighted users.
b. Keyboard Navigation
Our website is fully keyboard accessible, allowing users who cannot use a mouse to navigate through the site using keyboard shortcuts. We adhere to WCAG 2.1 guidelines by ensuring that interactive elements such as forms, buttons, and links are easily reachable through keyboard navigation.
c. Accessible Forms
All forms on our website are designed with accessibility in mind. We use clearly labelled fields and provide instructions that are compatible with assistive technologies such as screen readers and voice recognition software. This ensures that all users, including those with cognitive or motor impairments, can complete forms with ease.
d. Consistent and Logical Structure
Our website follows a logical, consistent structure for headings, titles, and navigation. This improves the user experience for individuals using screen readers or other assistive devices by enabling them to move through the content easily. We ensure that heading levels and page hierarchies are properly structured to enhance readability and accessibility.
e. Colour Contrast and Text Resizing
We have carefully chosen colour schemes with appropriate contrast between text and background elements to ensure readability for users with visual impairments, including those with colour blindness. Additionally, our website allows users to resize text for better readability without losing functionality or content.
3. Continual Improvement
Lions Roar Group is dedicated to continual improvement of our website’s accessibility features. We regularly review and update our digital content to comply with evolving accessibility standards, including any future revisions to WCAG guidelines and UK accessibility regulations such as the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018, where applicable.
We also welcome and value feedback from our users, particularly those who may encounter accessibility barriers. Your input is crucial in helping us improve and provide a better experience for everyone.
4. Third-Party Content
While we strive to ensure that all content on our website is fully accessible, we do occasionally feature third-party content (such as embedded videos, social media widgets, and external links) that may not fully conform to accessibility standards. We are actively working with our partners and third-party providers to encourage accessibility improvements for their content as well.
When possible, we offer accessible alternatives (such as captions or transcripts) for multimedia content to accommodate users with hearing or visual impairments.
5. UK Law Compliance
Our efforts to ensure website accessibility are governed by the Equality Act 2010, which imposes a legal duty on businesses to make reasonable adjustments for people with disabilities. We adhere to this requirement by continually assessing and improving our website’s accessibility to prevent discrimination and ensure equal access to our services.
We also monitor our compliance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018, although these regulations primarily apply to public sector websites. We adopt similar principles of accessibility to offer a seamless experience to all visitors.
6. Contact Us
If you experience any difficulties accessing content on our website, or if you have suggestions for improving our accessibility features, we would love to hear from you. Please contact us at:
Email: quality-assurance@lionsroargroup.co.uk.
We take all feedback seriously and are committed to promptly addressing any accessibility issues or concerns in line with our obligations under the Equality Act 2010.