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Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Online Experience at POGP


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To support our diverse range of customers, POGP now provides enhanced accessibility support online to create a barrier-free user experience.

We pride ourselves on being a company that goes the extra mile to always improve communication and quality of service for our customers and staff. To fulfil this mission, we now provide Recite Me assistive technology on our website, to enable all our website visitors to customise their experience in a way that best suits individual’s needs.

1 in 5 people in the UK has a disability that can prevent website users from reading and understanding online content. Those who are most susceptible to access barriers are those who struggle with:

  • Decreased vision
  • Learning difficulties
  • Literacy
  • Language/linguistic problems
  • Attention disorders
  • Physical disabilities

Who needs support online?  20% people in the UK have some form of disability, meaning that they can find accessing online content challenging. 15% of UK residents are neurodiverse. 2 million people in the UK have a visual impairment. 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning difficulty.  10% of the UK don't speak English as their first language.  11.8 million UK residents are aged 65 years and over.  Image - person sitting in wheelchair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recite Me assistive technology provides support for all of these, making our website inclusive and a place where people can access information hassle-free.

Recite Me accessibility software implemented on our website provides users the opportunity to customise their experience in a way that suits their induvial access needs. The toolbar includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, an on-demand live translation feature that boasts over 100 languages including 35 texts to speech and styling options. This includes changes to the font size, type, and colour.

To access the assistive toolbar on our website, click the receite me accessibiity tool at the top of our website.

 

 

How reccite me will help POGP's members and public here 

 

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