Accessibility Statement
The Broads Authority is committed to providing a web site that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of ability or technology and including those who have visual, hearing, motor and cognitive impairments. At the Broads Authority we are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our web site and in doing so, aim to meet our legal obligations under the UK Disability Discrimination Act (DDA).
Web Accessibility Initiative
This web site endeavours to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. The Accessibility Guidelines explain how to make Web content accessible to people with disabilities. Conformance to these Guidelines helps to make the Web more accessible to users with disabilities and benefits all users. There may be some pages that do not conform to all the guidelines. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the whole site conforms, this is an ongoing process and older content may not yet reach the standards in all areas.
W3C Validation Service
This web site is built using code compliant with W3C standards for XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
W3C is the governing authority on web development standards and practices.
Visual Design
This site uses CSS for visual layout.
If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.
Useful Links
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 1.0) http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/
- Disability Discrimination Act http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1995/1995050.htm
- Disability Rights Commission (DRC) http://www.drc-gb.org
- BBC Accessibility Guide http://www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility
The site aims to achieve overall compliance with the Web Accessibility Initiative's (WAI) guidelines.
