01 · Our commitmentOur commitment

FJ Bosworth & Sons is a fourth-generation family farming business. Our customers, contractors, suppliers, neighbours, and applicants are not all the same: some browse on the latest phone in a tractor cab, some use older laptops on rural broadband, some use assistive technology because of a permanent or temporary impairment. We want all of them to be able to read what we do, find our contact details, and apply for work.

Accessibility is not a tick-box on this site. We treat barriers as bugs, and we fix them in the same way we would fix anything else that stops someone getting what they came for.

02 · The standard we aim forThe standard we aim for

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA. This is the standard referenced by UK public-sector accessibility regulations and is widely adopted in the private sector.

Meeting that standard is an ongoing piece of work rather than a one-off. New content, new photography, and new sections of the site all have to be checked, and we will not always get it right first time.

03 · What we doWhat we do

Across the site we try to make sure that:

Pages have a clear visual and semantic structure, with proper headings, landmarks, and a logical reading order.
Text is resizable up to 200% without loss of content or function.
Body text meets a minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 against its background, and large text meets 3:1.
Interactive elements (links, buttons, form fields) are reachable and operable with a keyboard alone, and have a visible focus state.
Images that carry information have meaningful alt text; decorative images are marked as such so screen readers can skip them.
Forms (where we use them) have proper labels, helpful error messages, and do not rely on colour alone to indicate state.
Motion and animation are kept subtle, and we honour the prefers-reduced-motion setting from your operating system.
The site works without JavaScript for the core content of every page.

04 · Known issuesKnown issues

We want to be honest about the parts of the site we know are not yet up to standard:

Some hero photography lacks descriptive alt text. A number of landscape and machinery photographs are currently presented as decorative. Where these images carry meaning we will replace the alt text with a proper description.
PDF documents. Where we link to older PDFs (for example, accreditation certificates), some have not been re-saved with tagged structure. We are working through these as we refresh the documents.
Embedded maps. Where we link to Google Maps, the third-party service has its own accessibility characteristics that we do not control. We always provide the address in text alongside any map link.
Older articles. A small number of articles use stylistic typography (drop caps, pull quotes) that read in an unusual order if a screen reader is configured to read everything strictly in DOM order. We are reviewing these for a future update.

If you find something we have not listed, please tell us — see Report a problem below.

05 · Browsing tipsBrowsing tips

Your operating system and browser already include a lot of useful tools. AbilityNet has a good plain-English guide called “My Computer My Way” that walks you through making your device easier to use, including how to:

Make text larger or change the font.
Increase contrast or use a dark theme.
Have the screen read out loud.
Navigate without a mouse, using a keyboard or speech.

These settings work across most sites, including this one.

06 · Alternative formatsAlternative formats

If any part of the site is not usable for you, we can provide the same information another way. Options include:

A plain-text version of a specific page, sent by email.
A large-print PDF.
The same content read out over the phone.
An in-person conversation at the farm office, by appointment.

There is no charge for this, and we will aim to reply within five working days. Where a request is unusually large (for example, a long document), we will agree a timeline with you.

07 · Report a problemReport a problem

If something on this site is not working for you, please tell us. The most useful reports include:

The page address (URL) where the problem occurs.
What you were trying to do.
What happened instead.
Which browser, device, or assistive technology you were using, if you are comfortable sharing that.

Get in touch:

Email: office@fjbosworth.com (please put “Accessibility” in the subject line).
Phone: 0330 1335288, Monday to Friday, working hours.
Post: Accessibility, F J Bosworth & Sons Ltd, Spains Hall, Willingale, Essex CM5 0QE.

We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within two working days, and to fix or schedule a fix within 20 working days.

08 · EnforcementEnforcement

If you contact us with a problem and you are not satisfied with our response, you can take the matter further. In the UK, the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) is the route for accessibility complaints against private-sector services. They can be reached at equalityadvisoryservice.com.

09 · Review & changesReview & changes

We review this statement when we make significant changes to the site, and at least once a year. The most recent review was on the “last updated” date at the top of this page. We test with a mix of automated tooling and manual checks — keyboard navigation, screen-reader spot-checks, and contrast audits — on a representative sample of pages.

For everyone.