Accessibility Info
We are committed to creating an environment that is both accessible and inclusive to young people. Here’s how we ensure that:
We are committed to making our website accessible. We use an accessibility scanner to identify areas for improvement. With our website, we aim to achieve the following:
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Provide alternative text to ensure that site images can be read by assistive technology, such as screen readers.
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Ensure good contrast between the background and text to improve readability.
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For people who cannot see colour, ensure linked text is underlined or displayed in a contrasting colour to the surrounding text.
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Verify that all content on our site remains visible when zoomed in to 200%, allowing people with visual impairments to access it.
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Replace images containing only text with actual text, as images with text cannot be read by assistive technology like screen readers.
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Avoid videos without sound and include captions where needed.
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Seek feedback from the young people we support, as well as from others outside our organisation, including young people with disabilities.
If you find any non-accessible content or have suggestions on how we can make our website accessible to a wider audience, we would love to hear from you.
AbilityNet has a range of simple ‘how to’ guides to make your device easer to use. This includes how to make text larger, changing website colours and using speech recognition - Simple 'how to' guides to make your device easier to use | My Computer My Way (abilitynet.org.uk)


The Matthew Project pledges to continue helping children and young people flourish. For our pledge this year we will create and develop opportunities for young people in our service to have a direct link to our Board of Trustees.
This will enable our service users to influence and help shape what we do through co-design and production. This gives young people a voice, enabling them to develop their knowledge and skills which will benefit them throughout their lives.
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In 2023, we received the best news that we won the Safe and Secure Flourish Award. This award was for outstanding contribution towards keeping children and young people safe from harm.
In 2024, our senior practitioner in the Unity team, Zee was nominated for a Flourish Award and has been judged as Highly Commended in the Healthy Award Category. This is for outstanding contribution towards helping children and young people understand decisions that impact their health and be empowered to lead their happiest and healthiest lives.
Thank you to young people we work with who inspire us every day and work hard with us to overcome barriers to reach their goals.
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