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Accessibility Statement

Last updated: April 2026

Our commitment

Responsive Web Development is committed to making this website accessible to everyone, regardless of disability or the assistive technology they use. We believe that accessible design is good design, and we build our sites with this principle from the ground up.

Standards we aim to meet

This website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive impairments.

We are currently working towards full conformance. Screen reader testing is underway and this statement will be updated once that testing is complete.

How we have tested this site

We have carried out the following accessibility tests:

  • WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool): Automated structural analysis using the WAVE browser extension for Firefox. No errors or contrast issues detected.
  • Google Lighthouse / PageSpeed Insights: Automated WCAG audit. Accessibility score: 100 / 100 as of April 2026.
  • Manual keyboard navigation: All interactive elements — navigation links, buttons, forms, and footer links — are reachable and operable using a keyboard alone, without requiring a mouse.
  • ARIA landmark review: Navigation landmarks, link labels, and image alternative text have been reviewed and corrected to ensure screen reader users receive meaningful context.

Ongoing automated testing

We are integrating automated WCAG 2.2 AA scanning into our continuous deployment pipeline using Pa11y-CI with the axe-core engine. This runs against every page discovered in the site’s `sitemap.xml` on each deployment, checking against both WCAG 2.1 and 2.2 Level AA rule sets. Reports are retained per build so accessibility regressions are caught before they reach users.

This means accessibility is treated as a continuous quality check rather than a one-time review.

Known limitations

  • Full testing with screen reader software (NVDA, VoiceOver) is in progress. We will update this statement once that testing is complete.

Technical approach

This site is built as a headless WordPress and Next.js application. Accessibility measures include:

  • Semantic HTML5 elements throughout (<nav>, <main>, <footer>, <article>)
  • ARIA landmark labels on navigation regions
  • Descriptive link text — no “click here” or ambiguous labels
  • Images include appropriate alternative text or are marked decorative where applicable
  • Sufficient colour contrast on all text and interactive elements
  • No content relies solely on colour to convey information
  • All functionality is available without JavaScript where possible
  • The site does not use any auto-playing audio or video

Feedback and contact

We welcome feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you experience any difficulty accessing any part of this site, or if you would like to report an accessibility barrier, please contact us:

Email: hello@responsive.uk.com

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 working days.

Review schedule

This statement was last reviewed in April 2026. We commit to reviewing and updating it annually, and following any significant changes to the website.