This accessibility statement applies to explorefw.org.uk. This website is run by the Website Management Group [link to page when ready]. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
AbilityNet provides advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Our website accessibility
While we are working hard to make most of our website accessible, we know that parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- older video streams do not have captions
- browser-based form auto-fillers may not work correctly on some of our forms
What to do if you cannot access parts of this website
If you need information in an alternative format or in another language, contact us and we will assist you.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this statement or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us.
Complaints process
If you have reported a problem with our website or asked for an alternative format, but you are not happy with our response, you can use our complaints process to register your difficulty; this helps us improve our website and processes.
[To be discussed]
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).
[To be discussed – will it be covered by Council or not?]
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
We are committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Website and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible Content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
We have listed all areas of our website that do not meet the accessibility regulations and what we are doing to resolve them.
[Need to create this once the website is finished]
Content that is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and documents
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have forms saved as PDFs.
The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
If you come across a PDF that is not accessible, please contact us so we can provide you with an alternative version.
Video
[Discuss video captioning]
Interactive maps
Interactive maps within this website may not work with screen reader software or be navigable using a keyboard. We don’t plan to fix these because online maps and mapping services are exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations. However, we have ensured that all content that is linked to via the map is available in the Articles and Public Art Projects sections.
Third-party content
Our site includes third-party content and functionality. We cannot guarantee that all third-party content is accessible. We are not responsible for any third-party content.
Links to other websites
We often link to third-party websites or documents when there is useful information that relates to our services. For example, official information sources, such as gov.uk or nhs.uk. We are not responsible for the accessibility of these or any other websites we do not manage.
Third-party platforms
We often create content that is hosted on third-party platforms. This includes:
- content we create for social media, such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter
- video which we host on YouTube
We are responsible for ensuring the content we supply meets accessibility requirements; however, we are not responsible for the accessibility of the platform itself.
For example, when we add a video to one of our YouTube channels, we will ensure any subtitling, captions, and audio description are included as required. However, we are not responsible for the accessibility of the video player itself.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 01 July 2021. It was last reviewed on [add review date].
This website was last tested on [add date].
We will review and update this statement annually and will next review it in [add date].