Accessibility
We want everyone to be able to use this website easily, whatever their abilities, whatever device they use and whichever language they read in. This statement explains what we have done, what we know still needs improving, and how to tell us if you run into difficulties.
We are an Arabic evangelical Baptist church in Liverpool, and we welcome everyone who comes to us. We want that welcome to begin with our website too.
We are working to make the website meet level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2), published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This is the standard we measure our work against.
This statement is a self-assessment that we prepared ourselves. The website has not had a formal external audit, and we do not hold any accessibility certification. That is why your feedback is so helpful in spotting anything we have missed.
You can read the full standard on the official W3C website: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 (in English, opens in a new window).
What we have done
We built accessibility in from the very start, rather than adding it on at the end.
The website is available in Arabic, English, Kurdish (Kurdî) and Persian (فارسی). Arabic and Persian are shown right to left, and English and Kurdish left to right.
Every page declares its language and direction in the code, so screen readers pronounce it correctly. You can switch to the same page in another language from the language menu at the top of every page.
All links, menus, buttons and forms can be reached using the keyboard alone. At the start of every page there is a "Skip to main content" link, and a clear outline shows which element has focus.
Drop-down menus open with a button and close with the Esc key, and they do not rely on hovering with the mouse alone.
We chose text and background colours that meet the contrast ratios required at level AA. We never rely on colour alone to convey information; required fields, for example, are marked "(required)".
We use clear fonts for each language, and well-ordered headings that help you understand the structure of the page and move around it.
We designed the pages to stay readable and usable when you enlarge the text in your browser, and on mobile phone screens, without needing to scroll sideways to read paragraphs.
The layout adapts to the size of your screen, with columns becoming a single column when needed.
If you have turned on the "reduce motion" setting on your device, the website tones down or stops animated effects. There are no slideshows that move on their own and no sounds that play by themselves.
Every field in the visit, prayer and contact forms has a written label linked to it. Error messages appear as text next to the relevant field and are announced to screen readers, as is the result when you send the form.
The forms and pages still work even if JavaScript is turned off in your browser.
Images that carry meaning have a text alternative. Decorative icons are hidden from screen readers, because the text beside them already gives the meaning.
We write the text of every link so that it tells you where it goes. Links that open an external website, such as WhatsApp or maps, open in a new window, and we say so in the link text.
We want to be honest with you about what is not yet complete:
We meet at All Nations Hub, 4 Tunnel Rd, Liverpool L7 6QD.
If you use a wheelchair, need help getting in, need somewhere nearby to sit, or have any other need, please let us know before you visit. We will tell you what we know about the building and arrange whatever we can with you so that your visit is comfortable.
Your feedback
If you have difficulty with any part of the website, or need information in a different format, such as larger text, a spoken explanation over the phone or a message in another of the website's languages, please get in touch and we will do our best to help.
Send a text or voice message, in Arabic or English.
Call us on +44 7749 742235.
Write your feedback in our contact form and we will get back to you.
We read every piece of feedback and aim to reply as soon as we can. If we cannot fix a problem straight away, we will tell you what we can do and give you the information in another way.
We prepared this statement when the new website was launched, based on our own review of the website against WCAG 2.2 at level AA. We will update it whenever we make significant changes to the website or discover a new problem.
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