Early Tree

Accessibility Statement

Last updated: 1 December 2024

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Our Commitment to Accessibility

Early Tree is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people of all abilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities and more user-friendly for everyone.

Conformance Status

We believe this website is substantially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. "Substantially conformant" means that some parts of the content may not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

We are working to address any areas where we fall short of our accessibility goals. If you find any issues, please let us know.

What We're Doing

We have taken the following steps to ensure accessibility:

  • Semantic HTML: We use proper heading structures, labels, and ARIA attributes to ensure screen readers can navigate our content effectively
  • Keyboard navigation: All interactive elements are accessible via keyboard, with visible focus indicators
  • Colour contrast: We maintain sufficient colour contrast ratios between text and backgrounds
  • Alt text: Images include appropriate alternative text descriptions
  • Responsive design: Our website works across different devices and screen sizes
  • Clear language: We aim to use clear, simple language that is easy to understand
  • Skip links: We provide a "skip to main content" link at the top of each page

Known Limitations

Despite our best efforts, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions:

  • PDFs: Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible. We are working to remediate these where possible
  • Third-party content: Some content provided by third parties may not be fully accessible
  • User-generated content: Content uploaded by users may not meet accessibility standards

Please contact us if you encounter accessibility barriers and we will try to assist you.

Assistive Technologies

This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Screen readers (such as NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver)
  • Screen magnification software
  • Speech recognition software
  • Keyboard-only navigation

How to Get Help

If you experience difficulty accessing any part of this website, please contact us. We will work with you to provide the information or service you need through an accessible alternative.

You can reach us by:

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

  • Describe the problem you encountered
  • Tell us the URL of the page where you found the issue
  • Tell us what assistive technology you were using (if applicable)

We will review your feedback and respond within 5 working days. We take accessibility issues seriously and will work to resolve them as quickly as possible.

Enforcement Procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations').

If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical Information

This website is built using:

  • HTML5 with semantic markup
  • CSS3 with Tailwind CSS framework
  • Minimal JavaScript for enhanced functionality
  • ASP.NET Core for server-side rendering

We test our website using a combination of automated tools and manual testing with assistive technologies.

Date of This Statement

This statement was prepared on 1 December 2024. It was last reviewed on 1 December 2024.