♿ Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Accessibility

UKPoliticsDecoded is committed to ensuring that our content is accessible to as many people as possible.

Our mission is to make political information clear, understandable, and available to everyone including readers who use assistive technologies or have additional accessibility needs.

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard wherever possible.

🔧 What We Are Doing to Improve Accessibility

We are continually working to improve the accessibility of our website. Our efforts include:

  • Using clear, readable language
  • Ensuring strong colour contrast
  • Providing descriptive headings and structured content
  • Adding alt text to images where appropriate
  • Designing pages to be navigable by keyboard
  • Avoiding reliance on colour alone to convey meaning
  • Ensuring our site works on mobile, tablet, and desktop devices

We also review new content for accessibility issues before publication.

⚠️ Known Limitations

While we strive for full accessibility, we are aware of some limitations:

  • Some older articles may not yet include full alt text
  • Embedded third party content (e.g., social media posts) may not fully meet WCAG standards
  • Occasional formatting inconsistencies may occur on mobile devices
  • Some charts or data visualisations may require additional descriptive text

We are actively working to address these issues as part of our ongoing improvements.

📄 If You Need Content in a Different Format

We want everyone to be able to access our explainers.

If you need an article in an alternative format such as:

  • Plain text
  • Large print
  • Audio description
  • A simplified summary

please contact us and we will do our best to help.

📧 contact@ukpoliticsdecoded.uk

We aim to respond within 5 working days.

🚩 Reporting Accessibility Issues

If you encounter any accessibility barriers on our site, we encourage you to let us know.

Please email:

📧 contact@ukpoliticsdecoded.uk

Include:

  • The page URL
  • A description of the issue
  • Any assistive technology you are using (optional)

Your feedback helps us improve the site for everyone.

⚖️ Enforcement Procedure

If you are not satisfied with our response to an accessibility concern, you may be able to escalate the issue to the relevant UK regulatory body once we are formally regulated by IMPRESS, the independent press regulator.

Until then, we remain accountable to our readers and will address all concerns promptly and transparently.

📅 Statement Review

This Accessibility Statement was last updated in February 2026.

We review it at least once per year or whenever significant changes are made to the website.