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Accessibility Policy for Make It Your Business

Last updated: 2nd June 2026

1. Our Commitment to Accessibility

Make It Your Business (“MIYB”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is a not-for-profit initiative designed to build an inclusive, supportive, and collaborative ecosystem for all women in business. We believe our digital platform should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or technology.

We are actively working to ensure our website, makeityourbusiness.co.uk, is accessible and usable for all visitors, aiming for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA standards.

2. Measures to Support Accessibility

To ensure our digital content is accessible, we integrate the following practices into our website management and content creation:

  • Clear Hierarchy: Using clear heading structures ($H1$, $H2$, $H3$) to make content easy to navigate for screen readers.
  • Text Alternatives: Adding descriptive Alt Text to non-decorative imagery so the context is not lost.
  • Colour Contrast: Striving for strong contrast between text and background elements to aid readability for visually impaired users.
  • Readable Typography: Selecting clean, legible fonts and maintaining text sizing that supports clear viewing across both desktop and mobile devices.
  • Descriptive Links: Ensuring link text clearly describes its destination rather than using generic “click here” text.

3. Technical Specifications

Accessibility of makeityourbusiness.co.uk 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
  • CSS
  • JavaScript
  • WordPress & the Divi framework

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

4. Known Limitations and Content Exceptions

While we strive to ensure total accessibility across our ecosystem, we recognize that some limitations may exist, particularly when integrating third-party embedded tools or legacy materials:

  • Third-Party Integrations: Tools managed outside our direct platform (such as embedded sign-up forms from MailerLite or embedded multimedia elements) may occasionally fall short of optimal accessibility standards despite our best efforts to select inclusive providers.
  • User-Submitted Stories: As a collaborative network that shares and elevates stories from our community, some historical assets, documents, or user-submitted media may not be fully optimized.

We monitor these areas regularly and work to resolve barriers as they are identified.

5. Feedback and Contact Information

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you experience any accessibility barriers, require alternative formats of our content (such as accessible PDFs, large print, or audio recordings), or wish to report an issue, please get in touch:

  • Organisation: Make It Your Business (MIYB)
  • Contact Name: Debbie Waite
  • Email: hello@makeityourbusiness.co.uk
  • Website: makeityourbusiness.co.uk

We aim to respond to accessibility requests and feedback within 5 business days.

6. Enforcement Procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (Accessibility Regulations 2018 (if applicable), and the Equality Act 2010. If you are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly for advice and guidance.