pendragon.co.uk – the Pendragon “brochure” website which contains corporate information about our business and marketing literature for our main product, Perspective.
perspective.info – our Perspective Web App which is a subscriber-only library of legal and regulatory documents.
Measures to support accessibility
Pendragon takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our websites:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
- Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
- Appoint an accessibility officer.
- Provide continual accessibility training for our staff.
- Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
Our goal is to meet and exceed WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We also aim to ensure Voiceover/Narrator screen-readers are fully supported and function as intended.
Currently our Pendragon “brochure” website (www.pendragon.co.uk) is conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA and fully supports a screen reader.
Currently our Perspective Web App (perspective.info) is mostly conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA and fully supports a screen reader.
Feedback
We have a steering group across our parent group, Wilmington Group PLC, dedicated to promoting accessibility. We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the Pendragon websites. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on either our Pendragon “brochure” website or our Perspective Web App.
We aim to respond to feedback within 2-3 business days.
Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology
Our Pendragon websites are designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Modern Chromium-based browsers (Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge) with Voiceover on MacOS or Narrator on Microsoft Windows.
Our websites are not compatible with:
- Older and out-of-support browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge Legacy.
Technical specifications
Accessibility of our websites relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of our websites, there are some known limitations and potential solutions, listed below. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed.
Known limitations for our Pendragon “brochure” website (www.pendragon.co.uk):
Known limitations for our Perspective Web App (perspective.info):
- Perspective Web App in Light mode is conformant with WCAG 2.1 AA, fully supporting navigation with the keyboard, and the use of a screen reader, apart from two notable exceptions:
- The colour key selector is currently not usable with a screen reader as it requires mouse control. The feature is a quality of life feature that allows users to mouse over text to determine the meaning of colours. Those using a screen reader can still determine the meaning of colours in text, as this is read out by the screen reader, therefore the inaccessibility of this feature does not hinder information access or utility of the application.
- The search pane is not being correctly read out by screen readers. The first area where users can select whether to search ‘Recent Documents’ or ’Selected Collections’ and make selections for each, along with the filters below, are not read out by the screen reader. Users can still focus this part of the window by navigating ‘previously’ using their keyboard (default is Shift + Tab), but cannot navigate using the screen reader controls. Pendragon is aware of this issue and is actively developing a new search pane which will be be more accessible by design.
- The Perspective Web App does not meet all required colour contrast ratios for WCAG 2.1 AA in Dark mode. We are actively developing a new colour palette that will meet these requirements. In the meantime, we advise users that prefer higher contrast interfaces to use application in Light mode. Users can switch to this using the toggle in the toolbar on any main page of the Perspective application. If users would prefer an alternative to the white background in Light mode, we recommend changing the ‘Document background colour’ to Sepia in ‘User Preferences’.
Assessment approach
Pendragon assessed the accessibility of our websites through self-evaluation using in-house expertise and off-the-shelf tools.
Formal complaints
For formal complaints, please contact the Wilmington Accessibility Steering Group via email on accessibility@wilmingtonplc.com.