1. Scope of this statement
This statement covers the public-facing pages of cllrnikkilloyd.com. It does not cover the password-protected admin area (which is only used by me and any allow-listed administrators), or third-party services I link to.
This is a personal political website, not a public sector body, so the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 do not strictly apply. I follow them voluntarily because it is the right thing to do and because the Equality Act 2010 expects reasonable adjustments from service providers more generally.
2. Standard I aim for
I aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 at Level AA across the public site.
3. What works well
- The site can be navigated by keyboard alone.
- Pages have descriptive page titles and a sensible heading hierarchy.
- Colour contrast meets WCAG AA on body text and interactive elements.
- Images have alternative (alt) text where they convey information.
- Forms have labels associated with their fields, with clear error messages.
- Pages reflow correctly down to a 320-pixel screen width.
- Type scales sensibly when users zoom up to 200%.
- The cookie banner is keyboard-accessible and honours Global Privacy Control.
4. Known limitations
Where I fall short or am still working to improve:
- Some embedded videos and podcast players are provided by third parties (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TikTok) and may not meet WCAG AA in every respect. I link out to them rather than embedding wherever practical.
- User-generated content (newsletter contributions, photos sent by residents) is reviewed for alt text before publishing but may occasionally be missing context.
- Some PDFs linked from this site (for example, the monthly newsletter archive) are not always fully tagged for screen readers. If you need a tagged version, ask.
5. Reporting a barrier
If you find a page or feature that doesn’t work for you, please tell me so I can fix it.
- Email: nikkilloydreformuk@gmail.com with the subject line “Accessibility”.
- Tell me which page, what you were trying to do, what went wrong, and what assistive technology you were using (if any).
- I aim to acknowledge within 5 working days and respond substantively within 20.
If I fail to give you the information in an accessible format, you can complain to the Equality and Human Rights Commission via equalityadvisoryservice.com (England, Scotland and Wales).
6. How this site was tested
The site is tested informally on each release using the following tools and methods:
- Keyboard-only navigation
- Browser zoom up to 200%
- Chrome and Firefox developer tools accessibility panels
- Automated checks using Lighthouse (Chrome)
- Manual checks of the most-visited pages with VoiceOver (macOS) and TalkBack (Android)
This statement was last reviewed on the date at the top of this page. The site itself is in active development and I expect to improve accessibility further over time.