Accessibility Statement for Gardening Kentish Town

Gardening Kentish Town is committed to making our activities, resources and community spaces usable by everyone. This accessibility statement explains our approach to inclusive Kentish Town gardening, the standards we follow, and how we support people using assistive technologies. We aim to ensure that online and in-person gardening activities are perceivable, operable, understandable and robust for as many people as possible.

We design with WCAG 2.1 AA in mind. Our target is conformance with WCAG 2.1 AA to address colour contrast, text scaling, keyboard access and clear structure. Where possible we use semantic HTML, meaningful headings and labels to aid navigation for screen readers and other assistive technology. The following features reflect our approach:

• Screen-reader support: properly structured headings, ARIA roles where necessary, and descriptive link text.
• Keyboard navigation: full operation without a mouse, visible focus indicators and logical tab order.
• Readable content: resizable text, consistent fonts and high contrast options.

Our Kentish Town gardening pages and event descriptions include clear, concise text and alternative text for images to help non-visual users. We provide descriptive captions and use lists for complex information so that assistive technologies can present content in a meaningful order. We regularly review our pages and planting project documentation to remove barriers and improve clarity for every member of the community.

We prioritise keyboard-first interactions for online forms and booking flows related to community gardening tasks. Interactive controls have accessible labels, and custom widgets are built with focus management and ARIA attributes when native elements are not sufficient. We test with screen readers and keyboard-only navigation to confirm that gardening-related content, event calendars and sign-up mechanisms work reliably.

To reduce barriers in real-world Kentish Town gardening sessions we adopt clear signage, provide printed large-print materials on request, and ensure that volunteer coordination is mindful of sensory and mobility needs. We also aim to provide seating, level access where possible and routes that are navigable for a range of abilities. Local sessions are organised to be inclusive and welcoming.

We continually monitor accessibility through manual checks and automated tools and set improvement targets. Our commitment includes periodic reviews of contrast ratios, link purpose clarity, and form labels. When custom features are deployed for the gardening community, we document accessibility considerations and test across browsers and assistive technologies, taking corrective action when issues are discovered.

We recognise that not every part of our content may yet meet our goals. If you encounter barriers when using Gardening Kentish Town resources — whether online or during a community horticulture activity — please contact our accessibility team through the contact options provided on this page so we can provide an alternative or fix the issue. We will respond to accessibility requests and make reasonable adjustments as quickly as possible.

How to help us improve: report accessibility problems, describe what you were doing and which assistive technology you used, and suggest improvements if possible. We welcome collaboration with local disability groups to make Kentish Town gardening more inclusive, and we document changes and timelines for remediation.