A Different Perspective Website

DIAGNOSIS | INDEPENDENCE | WELL-BEING




"Your child is the same person before the autism diagnosis as they are after the diagnosis. Your lifestyles and actions may change, but your love for them never will."
Alicia Trautwein


A Different Perspective Website


Acorn Autism Specialists Accessibility Statement
Updated: November 2022
General

We strive to ensure that the information we have created on our website is accessible to everyone.

We have invested a significant amount of resource to help ensure that this website is made easier to use and more accessible for people who wish to explore it in a different way.

Should you wish to view our website differently you can do so by clicking on the symbol (on the top left of the website) of the person in the circle:

This symbol can be found on every webpage.


You will be able to:

·   Change the font size of the text

·   Change the contrast and invert of the colours of the website

·   Change the text spacing to suit your reading style

·   Modify the cursor size

·   Use a screen reader to assist you in reading the web pages


Accessibility Statement for www.acorn-autism.co.uk

EqualWeb is committed to promoting digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.


Conformance Status

This website conducted a process to implement an automatic accessibility tool to conform as closely as possible to the standards set by the WCAG 2.1 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1) at the AA level.


Measures taken to make this website more accessible
EqualWeb's automatic accessibility tool implements the following measures to websites on which it is installed:

  • Stops blinking and flashing of moving elements


Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Our mission goal is to be able to support the widest array of browsers and assistive technologies as possible. We have therefore invested efforts to support popular systems with high market share, including Chrome, Firefox, edge, Opera and Safari VoiceOver on a MAC. We have also addressed JAWS and NVDA assistive technologies for Windows and MAC.


Technical specifications

Accessibility of this website 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
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.


Notes, Comments, and Feedback:

Despite our efforts to make this website accessible to as many people as possible, it is possible that some pages or sections on this website have not yet been made fully accessible, for a variety of reasons. We are dedicated to keep improving the accessibility features and interface of our product.


If you have encountered an accessibility-related malfunction or a bug on this website or if you would like to suggest an improvement or a new feature, you are most welcome to reach out to us with this. You can contact us by using the “Feedback” button and filling out the form. Your information will be handled in accordance with our privacy policy which can be found
here.


We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 7 business days, and to propose a solution within 30 business days.
Please note that we do not own this website. Please contact the owner directly for issues not related to accessibility.


  • Enable keyboard navigation
  • Fonts - Ability to increase and decrease the site font, adjust, align etc'
  • Change color contrast based on dark background.
  • Change color contrast based on a light background.
  • Change the Site's colors.
  • Matching and monochrome option for color blind people.
  • Change the font for readability.
  • Increase the cursor and change its color to black or white.
  • Increase the display to 200%.
  • Highlight links on the site.
  • Highlighting headers on the site.
  • Display an alternative description of the images.
  • Increase the content chosen by the cursor, showed in a tooltip.
  • Describe words by mouse selection.
  • Displays the site's contents in a new window clearly and readable.
  • Enables users to type contents using the mouse.


Here For You
If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on our site, or require assistance, please contact us during normal business hours and we will be happy to assist.


Contact Us
If you wish to report an accessibility issue, have any questions or need assistance, please contact Acorn Autism Specialists:


01376 402284 

info@acorn-autism.co.uk





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A Different Perspective Website


Acorn Autism Specialists Accessibility Statement
Updated: October 2022
General

We strive to ensure that the information we have created on our website accessible to everyone.

We have invested a significant amount of resource to help ensure that this website is made easier to use and more accessible for people who wish to explore it in a different way.

Should you wish to view our website differently you can do so by clicking on the symbol (on the top left of the website) of the preson in the circle:

This symbol can be found on every webpage.


You will be able to:

·   Change the font size of the text

·   Change the contrast and invert of the colours of the website

·   Change the text spacing to suit your reading style

·   modify the cursor size

·   Use a screen reader to assist you in reading the web pagesAccessibility on Acorn-autism.co.uk


Acorn Autism makes available the UserWay Website Accessibility Widget that is powered by a dedicated accessibility server. The software allows us to improve its compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1). Enabling the Accessibility Menu


The Acorn-autism.co.uk accessibility menu can be enabled either by hitting the tab key when the page first loads or by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears on the corner of the page. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.


Disclaimer
Acorn Autism Specialists continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities.In an ongoing effort to continually improve and remediate accessibility issues, we also regularly scan Acorn-autism.co.uk with UserWay's <a
href="https://UserWay.org/scanner" title="Free Website Accessibility Scanner">Accessibility Scanner</a> to identify and fix every possible accessibilitybarrier on our site.


Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on Acorn-autism.co.uk fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.


Here For You
If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on Acorn-autism.co.uk or require assistance with any part of our site, please contact us during normal business hours as detailed below and we will be happy to assist.


Contact Us
If you wish to report an accessibility issue, have any questions or need assistance, please contact Acorn Autism Specialists Customer Support as follows:


01376 402284 

info@acorn-autism.co.uk


"Autism is part of my child. It’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis."
S. L. Coelho

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