Statement

This accessibility statement applies to valtech.com and all country websites.

At Valtech we are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all people, regardless of impairment i.e., vision, hearing, motor or cognitive. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Whilst we work to he accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website. We acknowledge that this is a work in progress and there are improvements that can and are being made.

 

Known problem areas

The website aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Version 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) at a minimum “Double-A” (AA) rating. We seek to ensure that the website is accessible to people who use assistive technology such as screen readers and speech-input software and those unable to use a mouse or a pointing device.

Parts of the website are not fully accessible and difficult to use with assistive technologies. For example:

• Forms
• Navigation
• Contrast and color
• Video and animations

We are committed to educating all staff to be aware of website accessibility guidelines to ensure maximum compliance when new content is added to our websites.

 

Reporting accessibility problems with the website

We are constantly working on improving the accessibility of the website. If you discover any problems that are not described on this page, please contact us through the form on http://www.valtech.com/about/contact-us/ so that we are made aware of the problem.

 

How to request content in an accessible format

If you need content from valtech.com that is not accessible to you can contact us by submitting the form on http://www.valtech.com/about/contact-us/

• the web address of the content
• your name, email address
• your preferred format

We aim to reply to all enquiries within a working week.

 

How we tested the website

We have an internal accessibility audit team that is made up of consultants from our offices around the globe. Our audit team have a variety of expertise in web and app development, user experience and content creation.

We audited the valtech.com website in mid 2020 and we plan to do a full audit each year.

We tested the website against the WCAG 2.1 criteria using a range of methods including:

• Manual tests with keyboard
• Manual tests with screen readers
• Automated tests using SiteImprove
• Automated tests with colour contrast checker

 

What we’re doing to improve the website

During our recent audit we have identified areas of the website that are critical to fix. We are currently working to fix our navigation and reduce the amount of animations we use. We’re aiming to get these critical issues fixed by spring 2021.

Our dedicated team of developers are working continuously to minimize the number of non-compliant issues on our sites and fix as many as possible.

Once the issues mentioned in this statement are resolved we will be looking to recruit people who regularly use assistive technologies and asking them to feedback on the accessibility of our website.

We are committed to educating all staff to be aware of website accessibility guidelines to ensure maximum compliance when new content is added to our websites.

At Valtech, accessibility and inclusivity are part of our caring values. We ensure our values are at the heart of what we do by sharing our knowledge, beliefs and ways of working as craft circles.

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The website was launched on 1 February 2018.

This statement was prepared on 6 November 2020. It was last updated on 6 November 2020.