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The Sowams Heritage Area is committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to people with disabilities. We are continuously working to enhance the accessibility and usability of our website, and we adhere to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. If you encounter any accessibility barriers on our website or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us.

Accessibility Statement

This statement was last updated on [enter relevant date].
We at The Sowams Heritage Area are dedicated to making our site accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities.

What web accessibility is

Web accessibility ensures that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the web, and that they can contribute to the web. We are committed to providing an inclusive online experience for all visitors.

Accessibility adjustments on this site

We have designed this site in accordance with WCAG 2.1 guidelines, aiming for AA level compliance. Our efforts include:



    Conducting accessibility audits and remediation


    Implementing keyboard navigation and screen reader compatibility


    Ensuring clear and structured content


    Providing alternative text for images


    Maintaining color contrast and visual accessibility


    Minimizing the use of motion and auto-play


    Ensuring accessibility of multimedia content

Declaration of partial compliance with the standard due to third-party content [only add if relevant]

The accessibility of certain pages on the site depends on contents that do not belong to The Sowams Heritage Area. We are working to ensure the accessibility of these pages in collaboration with the respective content providers.

Accessibility arrangements in the organization [only add if relevant]

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Requests, issues, and suggestions

If you encounter any accessibility issues on our site or have suggestions for improvement, please contact our accessibility coordinator:

[Name of the accessibility coordinator]


[Telephone number of the accessibility coordinator]


[Email address of the accessibility coordinator]


[Additional contact details if relevant]

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