AccessibilityStatement

Our Commitment to Accessibility

Every Sensation Children Services is committed to ensuring that our website, www.everysensationchildservices.co.uk, is accessible to all visitors, including people with disabilities. We believe that every person should be able to access the information and services we provide online, regardless of their abilities or the assistive technologies they use.

As a service that supports children with additional needs, we recognise the particular importance of digital accessibility. Many of the families who visit our website may themselves have access needs, and we are committed to providing an inclusive online experience that reflects the values at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. We continuously review and improve our website to ensure it meets these standards.

Conformance Status

This website aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. These guidelines are published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and define a set of internationally recognised standards for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities.

WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance means that our website is designed to be:

• Perceivable — Information and user interface components are presented in ways that all users can perceive, including those using screen readers or other assistive technologies.
• Operable — User interface components and navigation can be operated by all users, including those who rely on keyboard navigation or voice control.
• Understandable — Information and the operation of the user interface are clear and predictable.
• Robust — Content is compatible with a wide range of current and future technologies, including assistive technologies.

While we strive for full conformance, we acknowledge that some areas of the website may not yet fully meet every WCAG 2.1 Level AA criterion. We are actively working to identify and resolve any such issues.

Accessibility Features

We have implemented the following accessibility features throughout our website to support all visitors:

Semantic HTML5 Structure

The website uses semantic HTML5 elements such as <main>, <nav>, <section>, <footer>, and <article> to provide meaningful structure. This helps screen readers and assistive technologies identify different regions of the page and navigate between them efficiently.

Skip to Main Content Link

A “Skip to main content” link is provided at the top of every page. This allows keyboard users and screen reader users to bypass repetitive navigation elements and jump directly to the primary content of the page, saving time and reducing unnecessary interaction.

Keyboard Navigation

All interactive elements on the website — including links, buttons, form fields, and navigation menus — can be accessed and operated using a keyboard alone. Users can navigate using the Tab key, activate elements with Enter or Space, and close modals with Escape. This ensures that people who cannot use a mouse or pointer device can still fully interact with the website.

ARIA Attributes

We use WAI-ARIA (Web Accessibility Initiative — Accessible Rich Internet Applications) attributes throughout the website to enhance the experience for assistive technology users. These include aria-label, aria-expanded, aria-modal, and aria-controls on navigation components, ensuring that screen readers can accurately convey the state and purpose of interactive elements.

Minimum Touch Target Sizes

All interactive elements, including buttons and links, meet a minimum touch target size of 44 by 44 pixels. This ensures that users with motor impairments or those using touchscreen devices can easily tap or click on interactive elements without difficulty.

Reduced Motion Support

The website respects the prefers-reduced-motion operating system setting. When a user has enabled this preference, all animations — including scroll-triggered transitions, parallax effects, and decorative background movements — are automatically disabled. This benefits users who experience motion sickness, vertigo, or vestibular disorders.

Descriptive Alternative Text

All meaningful images on the website include descriptive alternative text (alt text) that conveys the content or purpose of the image to screen reader users. Decorative images are marked appropriately so that they are ignored by assistive technologies and do not cause unnecessary interruptions.

Proper Heading Hierarchy

Pages follow a logical heading structure, progressing from <h1> through to <h2> and <h3> without skipping levels. This allows screen reader users to navigate the page by heading level, quickly locating the content they need.

Visible Focus Indicators

Interactive elements display clear, visible focus indicators when navigated to via keyboard. This ensures that keyboard users can always see which element is currently focused, making navigation predictable and reliable.

Responsive Design

The website is built with a mobile-first responsive approach. Content adapts to all screen sizes and orientations, ensuring that visitors using mobile phones, tablets, or desktop computers can access the full website without horizontal scrolling or loss of functionality.

High Contrast Text

Text throughout the website uses high-contrast colour combinations — dark text on light backgrounds and light text on dark backgrounds — to ensure readability for users with low vision or colour vision deficiencies.

Font Scaling Support

All text is sized using relative units (rem), which means the website respects browser-level font size adjustments. Users who increase their default text size in their browser settings will see the text scale accordingly across the entire website, without breaking layouts or obscuring content.

Accessible Cookie Consent

Our cookie consent banner is fully keyboard-accessible. Users can navigate to and interact with the consent controls using keyboard input alone, ensuring that all visitors can make informed choices about their cookie preferences.

Colour Is Not the Sole Means of Conveying Information

Throughout the website, colour is never used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, or distinguishing elements. Text labels, icons, patterns, or other visual indicators are always provided alongside colour, ensuring that users with colour vision deficiencies can access the same information.

Technologies Used

This website is built using the following technologies:

• HTML5 — Provides the semantic structure and content of each page.
• CSS3 (Tailwind CSS) — Handles visual presentation, responsive layout, and styling, including reduced motion media queries.
• JavaScript (React / Next.js) — Powers the interactive components and client-side functionality of the website.
• WAI-ARIA — Provides additional semantic information for assistive technologies where native HTML semantics are insufficient.

Known Limitations

We are committed to transparency about areas where our website may not yet fully meet accessibility standards. The following known limitations have been identified:

• Decorative animations: Some decorative background animations (such as bokeh light effects and floating elements) may not be fully described to screen readers. However, these elements are marked with aria-hidden="true" so that they are ignored by assistive technologies and do not interfere with the reading experience.
• Video content: Video content on the website does not yet include captions or transcripts. We are actively working to add captions and text alternatives to all video content. In the meantime, the videos are used to complement text-based information, which remains fully accessible.
• Watercolour background images: The watercolour texture images used as decorative backgrounds throughout the website are purely decorative. They convey no information and are appropriately hidden from assistive technologies.

If you encounter any accessibility barriers not listed above, we encourage you to contact us so that we can address the issue promptly.

Browser and Assistive Technology Compatibility

This website is designed and tested to work with the following modern browsers and assistive technologies:

Browsers

• Google Chrome (latest two major versions)
• Mozilla Firefox (latest two major versions)
• Apple Safari (latest two major versions)
• Microsoft Edge (latest two major versions)

Screen Readers

• NVDA (NonVisual Desktop Access) with Firefox on Windows
• VoiceOver with Safari on macOS and iOS
• JAWS (Job Access With Speech) with Chrome on Windows

While we aim for broad compatibility, we cannot guarantee full functionality with every browser and assistive technology combination. If you experience any difficulties, please contact us and we will do our best to assist you.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any accessibility barriers, have difficulty accessing any part of the website, or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us:

When reporting an accessibility issue, it is helpful if you can include the following information:

• The web address (URL) of the page where you encountered the issue
• A description of the problem and what you were trying to do
• The browser and assistive technology you were using (if applicable)
• Your device and operating system

We aim to respond to all accessibility feedback within 5 working days. We take every report seriously and will work to resolve any issues as quickly as possible.

Enforcement Procedure

If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility feedback, or if you feel that we have not adequately addressed your concerns, you have the right to escalate the matter.

In England and Wales, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 and the Equality Act 2010.

You can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for advice and assistance:

Technical Specifications

The accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies working together with your browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript
• WAI-ARIA

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used. If any of these technologies are disabled or unsupported in your browser, some accessibility features may not function as intended.