Our Commitment to Accessibility
This accessibility statement applies to the Vavista website. We are committed to making sure that as many people as possible have access to this website and its content.
The Vavista website is partially compliant with accessibility guidelines detailed by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) set by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) as part of their Web Accessibility Initiative.
Accessible
This website is run by Somerset Bridge Group. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Zoom: You can zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- Navigation: You can navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- Speech Recognition: Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- Screen Reader: Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of Narrator and VoiceOver)
- Responsive: The website is responsive, so text will reflow into a single column depending on the size of your browser
- Jargon Free: We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Changing the style sheet colours and text formats by browser
This can be done in Safari by performing the following steps:
1. In your browser menu select Edit > Preferences > Advanced.
2. In the Style sheet drop down select Other.
3. Browse to select and upload your style sheet.
You can adjust the text size by following these steps in Safari:
1. Click Safari > Preferences from the top menu bar.
2. Choose the Advanced tab.
3. Check the box next to Accessibility for Never use font sizes smaller then and pick a size from the drop-down box. You can try out different sizes and see the changes immediately within Safari.
the following steps:
In your browser menu select Settings
Select Accessibility on the side bar
Adjust accessibility settings to suit your needs
Not Accessible
We aim to make this website accessible to as many people as possible. However, some parts of the site are currently not fully compliant with accessibility standards. As a result, you may encounter limitations such as:
- Colour: You cannot change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- Website Modification: You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- PDF Documents: Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us using the form below.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format please contact us.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in two working days.
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Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Somerset Bridge Group is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Our Accessibility Statement is available here to
view and download.
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 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
