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Accessibility

Welcome means everyone

We want our website and our church building to be accessible to everyone. This statement explains where we stand, what we know is good and what we’re still working on.

Last updated: May 2026

Our website

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at AA level. Building accessible from the start is much easier than retrofitting later.

What we’ve done

  • Semantic HTML throughout: proper headings, lists, landmarks and form labels.
  • Keyboard navigation works on every interactive element, with a visible focus ring.
  • A "Skip to content" link for keyboard and screen-reader users.
  • Colour contrast is checked against AA targets in all key combinations.
  • Animations respect prefers-reduced-motion. If you’ve opted out of motion in your operating-system settings, the playful elements stay still.
  • Forms include programmatic labels, helpful placeholder text and live-region status updates.
  • The site works without JavaScript for the core informational content.

Known limitations

  • The embedded YouTube and Instagram widgets are third-party and may not fully meet WCAG.
  • The Google Maps embed on the Visit page has its own accessibility characteristics.
  • PDFs we link to (such as the BUC safeguarding policy) are produced by other organisations and we cannot guarantee their accessibility.

At our building

Our church building has step-free access through the main doors. Accessible parking is available close to the entrance. See the parking guidance on the Visit page. Hearing-loop coverage is in place in the main worship space.

If you have specific access needs for a Saturday visit (mobility, hearing, sight, or anything else we can prepare for), please let us know in advance and we will do everything we can to help.

Tell us about a problem

If you find something on this site that doesn’t work for you, we want to hear about it. Email [email protected] with as much detail as you can: the page, what you were trying to do and the assistive technology you were using.

Under the Equality Act 2010 we have a duty to make reasonable adjustments. If our response doesn’t resolve your issue, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) at equalityadvisoryservice.com.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018, which apply to public-sector bodies. Newbold Church is a charitable religious organisation, not a public-sector body, but we apply the same standards.

This statement

This accessibility statement was prepared in May 2026. It will be reviewed at least once a year, and any time we make significant changes to the site.