{"id":2356,"date":"2025-06-24T16:37:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariawalsh.eu\/?page_id=2356"},"modified":"2025-08-23T15:51:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:51:21","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mariawalsh.eu\/ga\/accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2356\" class=\"elementor elementor-2356\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c587b78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c587b78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-260d0ad\" data-id=\"260d0ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8082d92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8082d92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"font-size: 1.2em;\">Maria Walsh 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 where applicable.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>Our Commitment<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We aim to make our website accessible in accordance with the <\/span><b>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a globally recognised set of guidelines for improving web accessibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Measures We\u2019re Taking<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To support accessibility, we are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conducting ongoing audits and reviews of our website<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying and prioritising issues that affect usability<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Working towards WCAG 2.1 AA conformance where feasible<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Including accessibility considerations in our design and development processes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing training and guidance to our web team<\/span><\/li><\/ul><div><br><\/div><div><br><\/div>\n<h3><b>Known Issues<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are aware that some parts of this website may not be fully accessible. We are currently reviewing the site to identify and address the following potential issues:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some colour contrasts may not meet minimum requirements.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certain form elements may need improved labelling.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video content may not yet have captions or transcripts.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are working to resolve these as part of our accessibility roadmap.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Feedback and Contact<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you experience any difficulty using this website or would like to report an accessibility issue, please let us know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Contact Email<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"mailto:media@mariawalsh.eu\">media@mariawalsh.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We aim to respond to feedback within 15 working days.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Statement Preparation<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This statement was prepared on: 24 June 2025.<\/span><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was last reviewed on: 24 June 2025.<\/span><b><br><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It will be reviewed annually or as significant changes are made to the website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria Walsh is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. 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