Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Teachincambs (teachincambs.org.uk)

This website is run by Cambridgeshire County Council. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:

change colours, contrast levels and fonts
zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

some heading elements are not consistent
some images need improved alternative text
some pages and document attachments need general improvements
some tables need row headers
some pages need improved colour contrast
some buttons are not correctly identified
some documents are not fully accessible

How to request content in an accessible format

If you need information in a different format contact us and tell us:

the web address (URL) of the content
your name and email address
the format you need, for example, audio CD, braille, BSL or large print, accessible PDF

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements, contact us.

Enforcement procedure

If you contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The council is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

Non-accessible content

The content that is not accessible is outlined below with details of:

where it fails the success criteria
planned dates for when issues will be fixed

Some links and buttons do not have appropriate alt text. We plan to fix this by January 2021.

Headings on some pages are not in a logical nested order. We plan to identify and fix these by January 2021.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Third party content that the council has not paid for or developed – for example, social media ‘like’ buttons. Also, live audio and video.

How we tested this website

This website was and is currently being tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA, and these tests have been carried out internally.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We plan to identify and fix issues according to the timescales shown for each area above.

This statement was last updated on 07/10/2020.

Accessible documents policy

This policy explains how accessible the documents on the Teach Peterborough website are. It covers PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations and other types of document.

Using our documents

The council publishes documents in a range of formats, including PDFs and spreadsheets.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use those documents. For example, when we produce a document we make sure to:

provide an HTML option where possible
tag headings and other parts of the document properly, so screen readers can understand the page structure
make sure we include alt text alongside non-decorative images, so people who cannot see them understand what they’re there for
avoid using tables, except when we’re presenting data
write in plain English

How accessible our documents are

New documents we publish and documents you need to download or fill in to access one of the services we provide should be fully accessible. However, we know that some of our older documents are not accessible. For example, some of them:

are just photocopies and are not marked up in a way that allows screen reader users to understand them
are not tagged up properly – for example, they do not contain proper headings
are not written in plain English

This mostly applies to our policy documents. These types of documents are exempt from the regulations, so we do not currently have any plans to make them accessible. But if you need to access information in one of these document types, you can contact us and ask for an alternative format.

Reporting accessibility problems with one of our documents

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our documents. If you find any problems not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements contact us.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about the accessibility of our documents

The council is committed to making our documents accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

The documents the council publishes are partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Making documents available in other languages

We do not provide documents translated into other languages on our website.

If you would like request a document in another language, please contact us and a translated version of a document may be provided where possible.

Non accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

A few of our documents have diagrams or maps. These images do not have a text alternative, so the information in them is not available to people using a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

We plan to add text alternatives for all diagrams by January 2021. When we publish new documents we’ll make sure our use of diagrams meets accessibility standards.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards – for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).

Some of our PDFs are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as PDF documents. By January 2021, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix policy documents. Any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards.

This policy was last updated on 07/10/2020.

Accessibility Statement