Shutterbug Studios

Accessibility Statement for Shutterbug Studios

At Shutterbug Studios, located at 12A Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE, we are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We continually improve the user experience for all visitors and strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.

Our Accessibility Measures

To make our website a positive place for everyone, we've been using the WCAG guidelines. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. The guidelines have three levels of accessibility (A, AA and AAA). We’ve chosen Level AA as the target for our website.

Here’s how Shutterbug Studios works to ensure accessibility:

  • Keyboard Navigation: Our website is designed to be fully navigable using only a keyboard. Users can easily tab through all interactive elements, including links, form fields, and buttons, in a logical order.
  • Screen Reader Compatibility: We have optimized our website to be compatible with popular screen readers such as NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver. This includes providing alternative text for images, proper heading structures, and ARIA attributes to enhance the reading experience for screen reader users.
  • Color Contrast: We have carefully selected color combinations to ensure sufficient contrast between text and background. This helps users with low vision or color blindness to easily read and understand the content on our website.
  • Alternative Text for Images: All images on our website include descriptive alternative text (alt text). This text provides screen reader users with information about the content and purpose of the images. Images that are purely decorative have null alt attributes (alt="").
  • Consistent Navigation: We maintain a consistent navigation structure throughout our website to help users easily find the information they need. The main navigation menu is located at the top of each page and provides access to all major sections of the site.
  • Clear and Simple Language: We strive to use clear and simple language in our website content to make it easier to understand for all users, including those with cognitive disabilities.
  • Form Labels and Instructions: All form fields are properly labeled with clear instructions to help users understand what information is required. We also provide error messages to guide users in case of incorrect input.
  • Resizable Text: Users can easily increase or decrease the text size on our website using their browser's built-in zoom functionality. This helps users with low vision to read the content more comfortably.
  • Video Captions and Transcripts: All videos on our website include captions and transcripts to make them accessible to users who are deaf or hard of hearing.
  • ARIA Roles and Attributes: We use ARIA roles and attributes to provide additional semantic information to assistive technologies. This helps screen reader users to better understand the structure and purpose of different elements on our website.

Ongoing Efforts to Maintain Accessibility

At Shutterbug Studios, we understand that accessibility is an ongoing process. We are committed to continually monitoring and improving our website to ensure that it remains accessible to everyone. Our efforts include:

  • Regularly auditing our website using automated accessibility testing tools.
  • Conducting manual accessibility testing with users with disabilities.
  • Providing accessibility training to our staff.
  • Responding promptly to any accessibility feedback we receive from our users.

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. Shutterbug Studios 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.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Shutterbug Studios relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance to the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and Alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility, there may be some limitations on our website. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

  • Older Content: Some older content on our website may not be fully accessible due to outdated technologies or formats. We are working to update or replace this content as soon as possible.
  • Third-Party Content: Some parts of our website may include content from third-party sources, such as embedded videos or social media feeds. We are not responsible for the accessibility of this content, but we encourage our third-party partners to follow accessibility best practices.

Feedback

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

  • Email: [email protected]
  • Phone: 020 7946 0321
  • Postal Address: 12A Regent Street, London, SW1Y 4PE

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Formal Complaints

If you are not satisfied with our response to your accessibility feedback, you can file a formal complaint with the Equality Advisory & Support Service (EASS) at www.equalityadvisoryservice.com.

Assessment Approach

Shutterbug Studios assessed the accessibility of Shutterbug Studios by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation
  • External evaluation

Date of Statement

This statement was created on 14 June 2024 and last updated on 14 June 2024.

Accessibility Features Planned

We plan to implement the following features to further enhance the accessibility of our website:

  • Enhance website contrast to meet WCAG AA standards.
  • Adding closed captions for all videos.
  • Ensuring keyboard navigation is intuitive and logical for all interactive elements.
  • Providing transcripts for all audio content.
  • Improving the structure and labels of our online forms for screen reader users.