Accessibility Statement

Everyone Welcome. Online And In Person.

How we’re making our website, meetings and information work for every supporter.

Version 1.0 · 24 October 2026

At a Glance

  • Need something to help you get to a meeting? Tell us and we’ll sort what we can with the venue.

  • Can’t come in person? Email your views and they’ll still be heard.

  • If our website or forms don’t work for you, we’ll work with you to find another way.

  • You can ask for information in large print, Easy Read, plain text or over the phone.

  • Our website hasn’t been fully tested for accessibility yet, so please tell us if something doesn’t work.

Our commitment

We want All Leeds DSA to work for every disabled supporter, online and in person. That includes people with physical, sensory, learning and cognitive disabilities, neurodivergent people, people with mental health conditions and people with long-term or fluctuating conditions, as well as carers and families.

This statement covers our website, the documents we publish and our online membership and contact forms.

You don’t need to be a member to tell us about an access problem or ask for something in a different format. If something gets in your way, we want to know.

1. At our meetings

We want every meeting to be comfortable and easy to get to. If step-free access, a particular seat, accessible parking, a companion, communication support or a quieter space would help, let us know. We’ll talk to the venue about what’s possible and share access and arrival details before each meeting.

2. If you can’t be there

Getting to meetings isn’t always possible, and that shouldn’t cost you your say. Email your views to info@allleedsdsa.co.uk and they’ll be part of the discussion. We’re also looking at ways for members to vote at future meetings without attending in person, within the rules of the constitution.

Disabled fans, building something for disabled fans. However you take part, you’re welcome.

3. Our website

We’re aiming for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA. In practice, that means working towards a site where you can:

  • find your way around easily, with consistent layouts and clear headings

  • read things in plain English

  • get around using just a keyboard, and always see where you are on the page

  • use screen readers, magnifiers and voice control

  • zoom in without anything breaking

  • read text with strong contrast, without relying on colour alone

  • fill in forms with clear labels and helpful error messages

  • get text descriptions for images, and captions or transcripts for audio and video

4. Where we're at

The site was built in October 2026 and hasn’t been fully tested yet, so we can’t promise it meets the standard everywhere. We still need to check keyboard use, screen reader order, contrast and zoom, our forms (including the Google membership form) and any documents you can download. If you spot a problem, please tell us. We’ll fix anything that stops people joining or contacting us first.

5. Forms

If our membership or contact form doesn’t work for you, email info@allleedsdsa.co.uk, or ask someone you trust to get in touch for you. If a form creates a barrier, we’ll work with you to find another way to apply or contact us. You’ll never need to give medical details to report a problem.

6. Information in a different format

Contact us to discuss formats such as:

  • plain-text email

  • large print

  • Easy Read

  • an accessible digital document

  • different fonts, sizes, spacing or colours

  • a phone call, or contact through a carer or representative

Some formats take a little time to arrange, and we’ll be upfront about how long. Wherever we can, we’ll put key information straight on the website instead of in downloads.

7. Making your device work for you

Most phones, tablets and computers can enlarge text, change colours, read pages aloud or respond to your voice. AbilityNet’s My Computer My Way explains how. That doesn’t let us off the hook for barriers on our own site, though, and we’ll keep working on them.

8. Other websites

Some links go to sites we don’t run, such as Google Forms or football websites. We can’t change those, but if one causes problems with anything DSA-related, tell us and we’ll try to raise it or find another route.

9. Event information

For our meetings and events, we’ll aim to tell you:

  • where, when and how long

  • step-free routes and accessible entrances

  • accessible toilets and seating

  • travel, parking and drop-off

  • hearing, communication and sensory support

  • arrangements for carers, companions and assistance dogs

  • how to ask for adjustments

We’ll only say something is available once the venue has confirmed it.

10. Tell us about a problem

Email info@allleedsdsa.co.uk or call 07931 327941. It helps if you can tell us which page, what you were trying to do and what went wrong, plus how you’d like us to reply and whether it’s urgent. Technical details are welcome but never needed. We’ll get back to you, offer a workaround if there is one, and keep you updated. Anything personal you share is covered by our Privacy Policy.

11. Not happy with our reply?

Reply to us and ask for it to be looked at again. Once the committee is elected, it can review anything still unresolved.

12. Keeping on top of it

We’ll work towards regular accessibility checks, including feedback from people who use assistive technology, and act on what disabled fans tell us. We’ll review this statement at least once a year.