Accessibility Statement

Last updated: 19 March 2026

This Accessibility Statement explains our approach to accessibility for the Sports Medicine North East website.

Our commitment

Sports Medicine North East is committed to making this website as accessible and usable as reasonably possible for all visitors, including people who use assistive technology.

We aim to follow recognised good practice and meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA standard.

Compliance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA and Level AAA.

Based on a self-assessment completed on 19 March 2026, we believe this website currently meets WCAG 2.2 Level AA.

Accessibility is reviewed on an ongoing basis as content and features change.

What we are doing

Accessibility is considered through the website’s design, development and content updates.

This includes the use of semantic page structure, keyboard access, visible focus states, accessible labelling, alternative text where appropriate, colour-contrast checks, and layouts that support responsive use, zoom and reflow.

We use a combination of automated and manual checks during our review process.

Known limitations and notes

The home page includes a decorative background video.

Some automated tools may flag the presence of an HTML5 video element for manual review. These background videos contain no audio, are marked as decorative, and are not required to understand or use the website. A manual pause/play button has been provided for users who prefer to stop motion on the page.

Feedback and contact

If you experience any accessibility barriers on this website, or if you need information from this website in a different format, please contact us, and we will do our best to help.

Contact page: /contact/

Telephone: 0191 418 8636

When contacting us, please tell us:

The page or feature you were trying to use.

The problem you experienced.

The format or support you need, if applicable.

How this statement was prepared

This statement was prepared on 19 March 2026.

It is based on a self-assessment of the website conducted on 19 March 2026, using a combination of automated checks and manual review across the current public pages.

Automated checks included WAVE, Google Lighthouse, and PageSpeed Insights.

Manual review included keyboard navigation, heading structure, link purpose, form labelling, focus visibility, image alternatives, colour contrast, and responsive behaviour.

This statement was last reviewed on 19 March 2026.