Accessibility Statement
People often view certain factors such as technology, language, cultural background, geographic location and physical/mental aptitudes as barriers to accessibility. Inconsiderate web design is the real barrier. The Jesmond Choral Group website includes an option for you to choose between three styles using the drop-down box in the top right-hand corner of the screen. One of the options has been specially-created for maximum visual accessibility in line with current good practice.
In addition to this the JCG website strives to create a generally-accessible site by:
- Including ALT tags for images meaning the site will still make sense to customers with images turned off and/or visually impaired users.
- Making the main use of images 'decoration' again for reasons similar to the point above.
- Allowing font size to be adjusted using your browser.
- Using Cascading Style Sheets for presentation to maintain a consistent look and feel. This improves usability especially for those with learning difficulties and separates content from display allowing users to easily manipulate its view.
- Not fully justifying text. Full justification causes word spacing to vary which can cause problems for customers with learning difficulties.
- Adhering to Web Standards resulting in:
- Simpler development and maintenance.
- Consistent look and feel across web browsers.
- Compatibility with future web browsers as they are built with these standards in mind.
- Faster download and rendering of a page.
- Simpler adaption e.g. printed pages from the site.
If you do experience any problems with site accessibility, or have any comments, please email us.