Providing a more inclusive experience for our users

We now provide a more inclusive online experience to enable website visitors to access online content and services barrier-free. We are pleased to annouce our partnership with Recite Me, who have developed an incredible web accessibilty toolbar to support all different people and abilities as well as language translation which is useful for many our learners and the organisations we work with across the UK and beyond.

As part of our diversity and inclusion strategy, website visitors are now able to access a wide range of accessibility and language support tools to customise their digital experience through Recite Me assistive technology. You can see below a demo video based on our website highlighting some of these useful key features the tool has to offer;

Why is web accessibility important?

Being able to offer an inclusive experience is essential to support over 25% of the population who may encounter barriers when exploring our website due to having a disability, learning difficulty, visual impairment, or if they speak English as a second language.

The Recite Me assistive toolbar on our website includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, customizable styling options an on-demand live translation feature that boasts over 100 languages including 65 text-to-speech and styling options.

Cameron Hobson, Group Marketing Manager commented, “Here at CQM Training & Consultancy and across the Instructus group, accessibility is extremely important to us and is at the forefront of our business – to develop people and transform lives.

We are committed to ensuring all users, learners and customers can access information and services in a way that best meets their individual needs. We are incredibly proud to be able to provide Recite Me’s innovative assistive technology across our websites, both at CQM and our sister company Springboard Consultancy.”

The internet can be an incredibly intimidating place for those with access barriers, and those lacking the tools they need to adequately understand or communicate are at a significant disadvantage.

Ross Linnett Recite Me’s Founder and CEO commented, “It is important to provide an inclusive online experience, where everyone can use our digital world in a way in which best suits their needs. As more organizations provide accessibility tools online, those who face online barriers can access information and services hassle-free. The digital world must be accessible for all.”

To launch the toolbar we have made it super easy – with the accessibilty button found on the main menu as well as small widget button in the bottom right hand corner that takes you through to a handy user guide. We have also updated our accessibility statement, which you can find here.

CQM Training & Consultancy have been delivering business focussed solutions for over 30 years, delivering business focussed solutions and effective training programmes to employers of all sizes, both in UK, and internationally.

Our core specialism is within the Improvement Standards (Lean Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement), Leadership & Management Development along with sector specific standards such as Food & Drink with Food Technologist Level 3.

We are delighted to have been named as SME Provider of the Year 2023 at the OAL Awards which recognised our commitment to delivering exceptional apprenticeship training and making a real impact in the education and professional development landscape.

Please contact us for further information on the training and consultancy services we deliver and how you could benefit from investing in them. Simply complete the form below or email enquiries@cqmltd.co.uk.