Our Accessibility Statement
This accessibility statement applies to somersetgrowthhub.co.uk
This website is run by Somerset Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- Navigate the website using just a keyboard
- Navigate the website using speech recognition software
- Listen to the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- the “Quick links” text in the footer is not correctly marked as a heading
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like large print, audio recording or braille please contact us. We will consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.
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 page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, you can contact us by using our feedback form.
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 this website’s accessibility
Healthy Somerset is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- 1.3.1 Info and relationships (A) – Some text is not correctly identified as a heading
What we are doing to improve accessibility
To improve the accessibility of our website we are:
- testing and monitoring web accessibility by using Silktide
- testing and monitoring web accessibility manually
- where possible, create HTML pages rather than PDF documents
- creating online forms rather than PDF documents
We are continuously working on our website somersetgrowthhub.co.uk to improve the overall accessibility and usability.