Accessibility Standards
At Keech we know that our patients, supporters and stakeholders hold us to high standards, and we are committed to the periodic review and continual improvement of the accessibility of our site.
Our website is working towards, WCAG 2.2 AA. This is the standard that UK organisations recognise as satisfying their legal obligations as defined by the Equality Act of 2010.
Additionally we work hard to make our content accessible in alternative languages and formats and provide google translation on our website and written information on request for a number of our services. Please contact info@keech.org.uk to enquire.
PDF documents
Keech is working towards WCAG 2.1 and PDF/UA standards for all palliative care information PDFs (portable document format).
Some PDF documents are not fully accessible in several ways including:
- Missing alternative text
- Missing document structure
- Content structure does not always follow logical reading order
We continue to evaluate our digital document formats and their accessibility to make our information as inclusive as possible.
If you have any feedback about our information PDFs, please email us at comms@keech.org.uk
Things that can help you use our website
We have made the site as usable as we can, but you might have a better experience if you change the settings on your computer to suit your individual needs. Here’s some tips which could help you.
Fonts to help people with dyslexia
There are free downloadable fonts available including Dyslexie and OpenDyslexic to help users with dyslexia or dyslexia-related issues. These can make our site easier to use.
Using the keyboard to move around
Some people find it easier to move through web pages using the ‘Tab’ button on the keyboard, and using ‘Enter’ to click on links and buttons.
Making things bigger – zoom and magnifiers
Zooming in makes the text and images on a web page bigger. You can use the ‘View’ menu in your browser, or you can press ‘Ctrl’ and ‘+’ or ‘Ctrl’ and ‘-‘ on the keyboard.
Screen magnifiers let you look at small areas of the screen at a much bigger size. There are magnifiers built in to your computer. Go to your computer’s settings. You can also download other magnification programmes to install on your computer, which often have more features.
Changing colours and fonts
You can change the colour of web pages to increase or decrease the contrast, or to invert the colours. You can also make the font size of web pages bigger. You can do this through settings in your browser (eg Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer). Sometimes you need to install ‘extensions’ or ‘add ons’ for your browser.
Using your voice - voice recognition
With voice recognition, you can talk to your computer. You can open programmes and do other tasks using your voice. Your computer comes with voice recognition programmes. Go to your computer’s settings.
You can also download other voice recognition programmes to install on your computer, which often have more features.
If you can’t see the screen - screen readers
Screen readers will read out menus and buttons, web pages and documents to help you use the computer if you can’t see the screen. There are screen readers built into your computer. Go to your computer’s settings.
You can also download other screen readers that have more features.
How accessible is this website?
We are aware that parts of our Keech.org.uk website are not fully accessible, and we are working to fix them. This includes:
- Screen readers not interacting correctly with some elements of our pages and icons
- Keyboard and tab-driven navigation
- Images not having adequate descriptions for screen readers
- Tab orders and keyboard interactions on some pages are not logical
- Some of our colour combinations lack contrast
- Some of our interactive elements have poor sizing, labelling and unclear function
- Spam protectors may require resolving a puzzle
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
If you have something you want to share with us about Keech’s website, or any of our other services or activities, you can share feedback by contacting us directly.
We will acknowledge your feedback and endeavour to respond as quickly as possible.
Accessibility guides and useful links
The following external websites also have useful advice and information about web accessibility:
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