Accessibility statement
What we are aiming for, what is not there yet, and how to tell us when something gets in your way.
Our commitment
We want Forestry Connect to be usable by as many people as possible, whatever device or assistive technology you use. We are building towards the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, and we test as we go rather than at the end.
What we do
Across the site we aim for readable text that scales when you zoom, full keyboard access with visible focus states, a sensible heading structure, labelled form fields, links that make sense out of context, controls that are large enough to hit, and a layout that works on a phone as well as a desktop. Motion is reduced automatically if your device asks for it.
Where we currently fall short
We would rather tell you than let you find out. As things stand:
- Our brand orange carries pale text on buttons and one or two panels. That combination measures 2.27:1, which does not meet the AA contrast requirement. It is a deliberate brand decision rather than an oversight, and it is the one place we knowingly sit below the standard. Every one of those controls is also reachable by keyboard, named clearly, and repeated as a plain text link elsewhere on the page.
- At screen widths below about 360 pixels the site header runs slightly wider than the window. Every current handset is wider than that, but it is on the list.
- This is a new build and we have not yet had it audited independently.
Tell us what is not working
If any part of the site gets in your way, please get in touch and tell us what happened, what you were using and what you expected. We will do our best to put it right, and to tell you what we have done.
If you are not happy with how we respond, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).