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Accessibility Statement

This statement applies to thebidmethod.co.uk and explains our commitment to accessibility, what we have done so far, what we know still needs work, and how to tell us about any problems you encounter.

Our commitment

The Bid Method is committed to making this website accessible to as many people as possible, including people with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive impairments. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, where reasonably practicable, and to keep improving accessibility as an ongoing process rather than a one-off task.

What we've done

Steps we have taken to make this website more accessible include:

Building pages with semantic HTML, so headings, lists, tables and landmarks are correctly structured for assistive technology.
Ensuring menus and accordion-style content (such as FAQs) can be operated fully by keyboard, without requiring a mouse.
Providing visible focus states so keyboard users can see which element is currently selected.
Adding meaningful alt text to images that convey information, and marking purely decorative images so they are skipped by screen readers.
Choosing colour combinations - particularly our dark green/white and orange/white pairings - with sufficient contrast for readability.
Building a responsive layout that adapts across all standard breakpoints, from mobile through to large desktop screens.
Considering users who prefer reduced motion, and keeping animation restrained and non-essential to understanding content.
Including a "skip to content" link at the top of every page for keyboard and screen reader users.

Known limitations

We are continuing to test and improve this website. Known limitations at present include:

Placeholder - e.g. "Full screen-reader testing across all pages is still to be completed"
Placeholder - list any other known gaps, e.g. older PDFs or downloadable documents that have not yet been checked for accessibility

We are working to address these limitations and will update this statement as improvements are made.

Feedback

We want everyone to be able to use this website. If you find any part of it difficult to access or use, please let us know so we can look into it:

Email: heather@thebidmethod.co.uk
Phone: 07836 392377

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within expected response time - to be confirmed, e.g. 5 working days.

Enforcement

If you contact us about an accessibility problem and are not happy with our response, UK visitors can, where applicable to the size and type of this business, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) for advice and support in taking the matter further.

Technical information

This website is built as static, semantic HTML and CSS, hosted on hosting/CMS platform placeholder - likely WordPress + Elementor. Name any accessibility-related plugins or tools in use, e.g. an accessibility toolbar, if applicable.

This statement was last reviewed, and the site last tested for accessibility, on Last tested date - to be confirmed.

Last updated: Date - to be confirmed before publishing