{"id":3203,"date":"2024-03-11T11:41:53","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T11:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.cheshireadultlearning.org\/?page_id=3203"},"modified":"2024-03-12T23:13:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:13:21","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www2.cheshireadultlearning.org\/?page_id=3203","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3203\" class=\"elementor elementor-3203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-511cb15d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"511cb15d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3673a921\" data-id=\"3673a921\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2407a3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2407a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<h1>Accessibility statement<\/h1>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This accessibility statement applies to cheshireadultlearning.org<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is run by Cheshire West and Chester Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk\/\">AbilityNet<\/a>&nbsp;has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":4} --><\/p>\n<h2>How accessible this website is<\/h2>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software<\/span><\/li>\n<li>many links may not describe their purpose<\/li>\n<li>in page buttons may not announce their function to screen reader software<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<h2>Feedback and contact information<\/h2>\n<div>If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we\u2019re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 2.1rem;\" href=\"mailto:skillsandemployment@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>skillsandemployment@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk<\/u><\/a><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 2.1rem;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div>If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:skillsandemployment@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">skillsandemployment@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Telephone: 0300 123 8 123<\/li>\n<li>Textphone: 18001 01606 867670<\/li>\n<li>We\u2019ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #0576b0; font-family: 'Inter var', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 4.8rem; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: -0.0415625em; text-align: inherit;\">Enforcement procedure<\/span><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div>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 \u2018accessibility regulations\u2019). If you\u2019re not happy with how we respond to your complaint,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityadvisoryservice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)<\/u><\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Technical information about this website\u2019s accessibility<\/h2>\n<div>Cheshire West and Chester Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Compliance status<\/h2>\n<div>The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. The \u2018non-compliances and exemptions\u2019 are listed below.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Non-accessible content<\/h2>\n<div>The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:<\/div>\n<div><br><\/div><div><p>Some pages do not support reflow &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/reflow.html\"><u>WCAG 1.4.10\nReflow<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n<p>Images of text &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/images-of-text.html\"><u>WCAG\n1.4.5 Images of Text<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n<p>Some elements do not have sufficient colour contrast &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/contrast-minimum.html\"><u>WCAG\n1.4.3 Contrast (minimum)<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n<p>Some links do not have discernible text &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/link-purpose-in-context.html\"><u>WCAG\n2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) and WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n<p>Missing captions &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/captions-prerecorded.html\"><u>WCAG\n1.2.2 Captions (prerecorded)<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n<p>Figures in some documents are missing alternate text &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/non-text-content.html\"><u>WCAG\n1.1.1 Non-text content<\/u><\/a><\/u><\/p>\n\n<p>The page language is missing from some document settings &#8211; <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/WCAG21\/Understanding\/language-of-page.html\"><u>WCAG\n3.1.1 Language of Page<\/u><\/a><\/u><o:p><\/o:p><\/p><\/div><div><br><\/div>\n<div>We plan to migrate this site&#8217;s content to our main council site. When we migrate and publish new content we\u2019ll make sure it meets accessibility standards.<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations<\/h2>\n<div>\n<div>PDFs and other documents<\/div>\n<div>The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they\u2019re not essential to providing our services.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>Live video<\/div>\n<div>We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>\n<h2>Preparation of this accessibility statement<\/h2>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>This statement was prepared on 11 March 2024. It was last reviewed on 11 March 2024.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>This website was last tested on 11 March 2024 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 2.1rem;\">We carried out our own testing based on the most viewed pages. 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