Accessibilty

Accessibility Statement for simpsonmillar.co.uk

Simpson Millar Solicitors is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Reasonable Adjustments

The Equality Act (2010) states all organisations must take steps to remove the barriers individuals face because of disability. Simspon Millar strives to make it as easy for disabled people to use our services as it is for people who are not disabled. We can make adjustments for

• Deafness, hearing loss, tinnitus
• Learning Disability
• Mental health issues
• Visual impairments
• Clients who do not speak or understand English
• Speech impairment, or other communication difficulties
• Autism
• Dyslexia
• Physical disability

If you feel that you require any of these adjustments, please contact [email protected]

Measures to support accessibility

Simpson Millar Solicitors takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of simpsonmillar.co.uk:

• Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
• Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
• Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

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. simpsonmillar.co.uk 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.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of simpsonmillar.co.uk. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on simpsonmillar.co.uk:

• Phone: 0800 260 5010
• E-mail: [email protected]
• Postal address: 39 St Paul's Street Leeds West Yorkshire LS1 2JG

Twitter: @Simpson_millar
Facebook: @SimpsonMillarOpenLawyers

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of simpsonmillar.co.uk 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 with the accessibility standards used.

Assessment approach

Simpson Millar Solicitors assessed the accessibility of simpsonmillar.co.uk by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by:

Simpson Millar Solicitors
Marketing Director