{"id":3067,"date":"2020-07-02T09:07:11","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T08:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy\/?page_id=3067"},"modified":"2023-02-06T17:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:16:20","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy\/accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>How Devon County Council websites are organised<\/h2>\n<p>The Devon County Council \u2018website\u2019 is\u00a0made up of\u00a0many separate websites and services, covering different areas of our work. Each website has its own accessibility statement, to ensure we can properly describe the accessibility for each site or service.<\/p>\n<p>This accessibility statement covers the Economy website for Devon County Council at https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy and does not cover the wider family of Devon County Council websites.<\/p>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p>This website is run by Devon County 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>change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser settings<\/li>\n<li>zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen using browser settings<\/li>\n<li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard<\/li>\n<li>navigate most of the website using speech recognition software<\/li>\n<li>listen to most of the website using a screen reader<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">My Computer My Way guide from AbilityNet<\/a> is a step-by-step guide to help you make your device easier to use if you have a disability.<\/p>\n<h2>Translation<\/h2>\n<p>If you would like information on our website translated into another language, you may find one of the services listed below meets your needs. However, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any external website or free website translators.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/translator\" rel=\"noopener\">Bing Microsoft Translator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Translate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Under some circumstances, for example, if you cannot read the information easily in English, you can request information in a different language from us. This includes British Sign Language, easy read or a foreign language. Please\u00a0contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/help\/contact-us\/\">customer service centre<\/a>\u00a0for advice.<\/p>\n<h2>How accessible\u00a0is this website?<\/h2>\n<p>This website has been developed to be as accessible as possible. However, we know some parts of this website aren\u2019t fully accessible:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>some older PDF and Word documents aren\u2019t fully accessible to screen reader software<\/li>\n<li>some links are not distinct enough and may be difficult for people with moderate visual impairments to read<\/li>\n<li>some phone numbers are not linked<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What to do if you can\u2019t access parts of this website<\/h2>\n<p>If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact us using the contact details at the end of this statement.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Reporting accessibility problems with this website<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren\u2019t listed on this page or think we\u2019re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact us using the contact details at the end of this statement.<\/p>\n<h2>Enforcement procedure<\/h2>\n<p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you\u2019re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityadvisoryservice.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Technical information about this website\u2019s accessibility<\/h2>\n<p>Devon County Council\u00a0is committed to making its website accessible,\u00a0under\u00a0the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.<\/p>\n<h2>Compliance<\/h2>\n<p>This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions\u00a0listed below.<\/p>\n<h2>Non-accessible content<\/h2>\n<p>The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.<\/p>\n<h3>Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations<\/h3>\n<p>A few PDF documents published since September 2018 aren\u2019t fully accessible to screen reader software.\u00a0These are being reviewed and will be accessible\u00a0as soon as possible.\u00a0Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<p>Some pages on the website will scroll in 2 dimensions when viewed on a small screen. We will fix this as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>A full audit of the website will be carried out where the below issues will be resolved:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>some content may be difficult to navigate using a screen reader. We plan to fix this as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<li>some phone numbers are not linked. We plan to fix this as soon as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations<\/h3>\n<h4>PDFs and other documents<\/h4>\n<p>Some of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards &#8211; for example, they may not be structured so they\u2019re accessible to a screen reader.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<h4>External links<\/h4>\n<p>This website may link to\u00a0third-party, external\u00a0websites or services\u00a0that\u00a0are not fully\u00a0accessible.<\/p>\n<h2>What we\u2019re doing to improve accessibility<\/h2>\n<p>We provide\u00a0training to all content authors to ensure new content is accessible.\u00a0We monitor this website\u00a0weekly and we aim to address\u00a0any issues promptly.\u00a0We will be reviewing this site\u00a0regularly\u00a0and updating this statement accordingly.<\/p>\n<h2>Preparation of this accessibility statement<\/h2>\n<p>This statement was prepared on 2 July 2020. It was last reviewed on 11 September 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Every page\u00a0of this website is\u00a0scanned for\u00a0WCAG 2.1 compliance\u00a0issues\u00a0using a third-party automated service\u00a0on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n<p>For any enquiries about the accessibility of this website, you can contact us\u00a0by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>emailing <a href=\"mailto:digitalcomms@devon.gov.uk\">digitalcomms@devon.gov.uk<\/a><\/li>\n<li>calling <a href=\"tel:03451551015\">0345 155 1015<\/a> and asking for the \u2018Digital Communications Team\u2019<\/li>\n<li>post at Digital Communications Team (G59), County Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 4QD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>British Sign Language users can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/help\/contact-us\/british-sign-language\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0using an online interpreter who will relay your conversation with an appropriate member of Devon County Council staff, and then sign back to you their response to your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Devon County Council websites are organised The Devon County Council \u2018website\u2019 is\u00a0made up of\u00a0many separate websites and services, covering different areas of our work. 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