Our Commitment

The Gurkha Memorial Fund is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

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.

This website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Measures to Support Accessibility

The Gurkha Memorial Fund takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:

• Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
• Provide continual accessibility training for our staff
• Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities
• Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• WAI-ARIA
• CSS
• JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Accessibility Features

• Keyboard Navigation: Full keyboard navigation support for all interactive elements
• Screen Reader Compatibility: Properly structured HTML and ARIA labels for screen readers
• Color Contrast: Text and interactive elements meet WCAG AA contrast ratios
• Resizable Text: Content can be resized up to 200% without loss of functionality
• Alternative Text: Images include descriptive alt text
• Focus Indicators: Clear visual focus indicators for keyboard navigation
• Semantic HTML: Proper use of headings, landmarks, and semantic elements

Known Limitations

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of this website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations:

• Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
• Third-party embedded content (e.g., donation processors) may have accessibility limitations

Assessment Approach

The Gurkha Memorial Fund assessed the accessibility of this website by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation
• Automated accessibility testing tools
• Manual keyboard navigation testing
• Screen reader testing

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

• Email: info@gurkhamemorialfund.org.uk

We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.

Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology

This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

• Recent versions of major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
• JAWS screen reader
• NVDA screen reader
• VoiceOver on macOS and iOS

Date

This statement was created on 14 April 2026 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.