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Accessibility Statement

People often view certain factors such as technology, language, cultural background, geographic location and physical/mental aptitudes as barriers to accessibility. Inconsiderate web design is the real barrier. Making Music: North East strives to create a site accessible to all by:

  • Including ALT tags for images meaning the site will still make sense to customers with images turned off and/or visually impaired users.
  • Making the main use of images 'decoration' again for reasons similar to the point above.
  • Allowing font size to be adjusted using your browser.
  • Using Cascading Style Sheets for presentation to maintain a consistent look and feel. This improves usability especially for those with learning difficulties and separates content from display allowing users to easily manipulate its view.
  • Not fully justifying text. Full justification causes word spacing to vary which can cause problems for customers with learning difficulties.
  • Adhering to Web Standards resulting in:
    • Simpler development and maintenance.
    • Consistent look and feel across web browsers.
    • Compatibility with future web browsers as they are built with these standards in mind.
    • Faster download and rendering of a page.
    • Simpler adaption e.g. printed pages from the site.

If you do experience any problems with site accessibility, or have any comments, please email us.


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