The Devon County Council \u2018website\u2019 is actually many 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
This accessibility statement covers the main \u2018Green Infrastructure\u2019 website for Devon County Council at devon.gov.uk and does not cover the wider family of Devon County Council websites.<\/p>\n
This website is run by Devon County Council (DCC). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, and we want this site to be as accessible as possible. For example, that means you should be able to:<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0My Computer My Way guide from AbilityNet<\/a>\u00a0is a step-by-step guide to help you make your device easier to use if you have a disability.<\/p>\n 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 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 contact our customer service centre for advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n 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 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 below.<\/p>\n We\u2019ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n 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 below.<\/p>\n For any enquiries about the accessibility of this website, you can contact us by:<\/p>\n British Sign Language users can\u00a0contact us\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 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, contact the\u00a0Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n Devon County Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The content types listed below are non-accessible for the following reasons.<\/p>\n Principle 1: Perceivable<\/p>\n Guideline 1, 4 Distinguishable (Accessibility problem 1.4.3)<\/p>\n Some text may be difficult to read due to insufficient contrast, we plan to fix this by 10\/2024<\/p>\n Principle 1: Perceivable<\/p>\n A few of our older videos lack captions and do not meet accessibility standards. The accessibility regulations do not require us to add captions to videos produced before 23 September 2020 if they\u2019re not essential to providing our services. Any new videos we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/p>\n Some of older documents are not accessible in several ways including missing text alternatives and missing document structure.<\/p>\n 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. For example, we do not plan to fix some campaign material.<\/p>\n This website links to third-party, external websites or services that may not be fully accessible.<\/p>\n We provide training to all content authors to ensure new content is accessible. We monitor this website regularly and we aim to address any issues promptly. We will review and update this statement accordingly.<\/p>\n This statement was prepared on 15 April 2024. It was last reviewed on 15 April 2024.<\/p>\n This website was last tested on 15 April 2024. The test was carried out using a third-party automated service called Silktide.<\/p>\n All pages were tested.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How Devon County Council websites are organised The Devon County Council \u2018website\u2019 is actually many 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 … Continue reading Translation<\/h2>\n
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