Accessibility Statement for Savor South Africa
Savor South Africa is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone. We are continually improving the user experience for all visitors and applying the relevant accessibility standards to ensure our website is accessible to people with disabilities.
Our Commitment
We strive to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA, a set of guidelines developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with a wide array of disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines helps make the web more user-friendly for everyone.
Measures to Support Accessibility
Savor South Africa takes the following measures to ensure the accessibility of our website:
- Regular accessibility audits: We conduct regular audits of our website to identify and address accessibility issues.
- Accessibility training for our team: Our team receives ongoing training on web accessibility best practices.
- Use of assistive technologies: We test our website with assistive technologies such as screen readers to ensure compatibility.
- Clear and simple content: We write our content in a clear and simple style to make it easier for everyone to understand.
- Alternative text for images: All images on our website have descriptive alternative text.
- Keyboard navigation: Our website can be navigated using a keyboard.
- Sufficient color contrast: We ensure that there is sufficient color contrast between text and background colors.
- Consistent website structure: We maintain a consistent website structure to make it easier for users to find what they are looking for.
- Descriptive link text: Links are descriptive and provide clear context.
- Form labels: Forms have clear labels associated with each field.
- Semantic HTML: Using semantic HTML elements to provide meaning and structure to content.
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. Savor South Africa is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Known Limitations
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Savor South Africa, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
- **Third-party content:** Some third-party content, such as embedded videos or social media feeds, may not be fully accessible. We are working with our vendors to improve the accessibility of these elements.
- **Older content:** Some older content on our website may not be fully compliant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. We are in the process of updating this content.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Savor South Africa. Please let us know if you encounter any accessibility barriers on our website:
- Email: accessibility@savorsouthafrica.com
- Phone: +27 79518342
- Postal address: 12 Chiappini Street, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.
Technical Specifications
Accessibility of Savor South Africa 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
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Assessment Approach
Savor South Africa assessed the accessibility of this website through the following approach:
- Self-evaluation: The website was self-evaluated by the website owner.
- External evaluation: An external agency specializing in web accessibility performed an audit of the site. The agency was "Accessibile Solutions," headed by Anya Botha, located at 34 Keerom Street, Cape Town.
Date
This statement was created on 14 November 2024 and updated on 24 October 2026 by Thando Dlamini, Accessibility Officer at Savor South Africa.