Accessibility

Accessibility statement for Telford Family Hub

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.telfordfamilyhubs.co.uk.

This website is run by Telford and Wrekin 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 using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard
  • We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.



    How accessible this website is

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

  • Some pages and document attachments are not clearly written
  • Some alternative text is missing
  • Some images do not have good alternative text
  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • live video streams do not have captions
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page


  • Feedback and contact information

    If you would like to comment on the accessibility of this website, or request any of the information in a different format, such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact us using our website feedback form.

  • telfordfamilyhubs@telford.gov.uk
  • 01952 385385
  • We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 14 days.



    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

    Telford and Wrekin Council 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.

    (b) This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to [insert one of the following: ‘the non-compliances’, ‘the exemptions’ or ‘the non-compliances and exemptions’] listed below.

    Some pages have duplicate titles or headings. This may make it difficult for users to find the right content. This fails WCAG 2.4.2 success criterion (Page Titled). Some of the content could look like headings but is not. This makes it difficult for Screen readers and other technologies may not be able to understand the information correctly. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships). We plan to resolve these issues by September 2025.



    Disproportionate burden

    Navigation and accessing information

    There’s no way to skip the repeated content in the page header (for example, a ‘skip to main content’ option).

    It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping.



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

    Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

    Live video We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

    Embedded clips from YouTube When embedding Youtube content, it automatically generates non-compliant HTML5 code. We’re currently monitoring this to see if it has a negative effect on the overall user experience. At the time of publication that is not the case, but linked film clips will not function without the non-compliant code.



    Preparation of this accessibility statement

    This statement was prepared on 09/10/2024. It was last reviewed on 09/10/2024. This website was last tested on 08/10/2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

    The test was carried out by Telford and Wrekin Council. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.