Bedale Hall is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Measures to support accessibility

Bedale Hall takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Bedale Hall:

• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Bedale Hall is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

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

Contact us using our Contact form.

We aim to respond to feedback as soon as we can.

Assessment approach

Bedale Hall assessed the accessibility of Bedale Hall by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation

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Access Keys

The Bedale Hall uses the following access keys, which follow Government guidelines:

• 1 - Home page
• 3 - Site map
• 0 - Access Key Details
• 9 - Contact form

How to use these keys

Windows:

Chrome/Firefox - hold down the 'Alt' key and press the assigned key on the keyboard

Internet Explorer - do the same but also press the 'enter' key to navigate to a page

Mac:

Hold down the left-hand 'Control' key and press the assigned key on the keyboard

Accessibility links

• Making your mouse easier to use
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Talking to your device
• Making your mobile or tablet talk
• Making text larger
• Changing your colours
• Magnifying the screen

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