Accessibility report

Section 1: Executive Summary

This report describes the conformance of the Reduce My Risk website with W3C’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). The review process is described in Section 5 below and is based on evaluation described in Accessibility Evaluation Resources.

Based on this evaluation, the Reduce My Risk website meets WCAG 2.1, Conformance Level AA. Review results are available in Section 8 below. Resources for follow-up study are listed in Section 7 below. Feedback on this evaluation is welcome.

Section 2: Background about Evaluation

Conformance evaluation of web accessibility requires a combination of semi-automated evaluation tools and manual evaluation by an experienced reviewer. The evaluation results in this report are based on evaluation conducted on the following dates: 5th September using a development version of the website before launch. The website may have changed since that time.

Section 3: Scope of Review

• https://reducemyrisk.tv/
• https://reducemyrisk.tv/health-risks/
• https://reducemyrisk.tv/alcohol-and-cancer/
• https://reducemyrisk.tv/units-explained/
• https://reducemyrisk.tv/news-and-stories/
• https://reducemyrisk.tv/news/jules-makes-a-change/
• https://reducemyrisk.tv/support/

All pages reviewed by manual and automated evaluation tools in natural Language English.

Section 4: Reviewer

• Dan Pace
• Bloom Digital
• dan@madebybloom.co.uk
• Natural Language English

Section 5: Review Process

Level for which conformance WCAG 2.1 Level A, AA

Automated evaluation tools used:

• WAVE Evaluation Tool 3.1.3
• Manual review process included checks for the following:
• JAWS (desktop screen reader)
• NVDA (desktop screen reader)
• VoiceOver on iOS (mobile screen reader)
• Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
• Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
• User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
• Custom controls have associated labels
• Custom controls have ARIA roles
• Visual order on the page follows DOM order
• Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
• HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

Section 6: Results and Recommended Actions

This website appears to meet WCAG 2.1 A, AA

Accessibility features in which this site is strong include: Interactive controls are keyboard focusable, interactive elements indicate their purpose and state, custom controls have associated labels, custom controls have ARIA roles, HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

Please see section 8 for the results of the evaluation tools. Where alerts are shown in Wave results these were deemed acceptable.

We recommend that content editors at Balance North East should constantly evaluate new content that is populated by checking for alt tags, correct use of headings and descriptive links.
Ensure links to PDFs are marked with (opens PDF) where appropriate.

Section 8: References

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Overview
https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/wcag

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/

Techniques for WCAG 2.1
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/

Accessibility Evaluation Resources
http://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/

Web Accessibility Evaluation Tools List
https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/

Using Combined Expertise to Evaluate Web Accessibility
https://www.w3.org/WAI/eval/reviewteams

Section 8: Appendices

Wave Results