{"id":6302,"date":"2021-12-23T10:49:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workforcedevelopment\/?page_id=6302"},"modified":"2021-12-24T11:39:36","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T11:39:36","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workforcedevelopment\/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 made up of 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<p>This accessibility statement covers the Workforce Development website for Devon County Council at www.devon.gov.uk\/workforcedevelopment 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 contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/help\/contact-us\/\">customer service centre for advice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>How accessible is 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 documents aren\u2019t fully accessible to screen reader software.<\/li>\n<li>Captions on some older videos are autogenerated by YouTube and may not be completely accurate.<\/li>\n<li>Some controls on pages \u2013 this may include links, buttons, and fields \u2013 do not show when they have been selected by the keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>Some content may be difficult to navigate using a screen reader.<\/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 <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 is committed to making its website accessible, under the 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 listed 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. These are being reviewed and will be accessible as soon as possible. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<p>A full audit of the website will be carried out where the below issues will be resolved:<\/p>\n<p>Some content may be difficult to navigate using a screen reader. We plan to fix this as soon as possible<\/p>\n<p>Some controls on pages \u2013 this may include links, buttons, and fields \u2013 do not show when they have been selected by the keyboard. We plan to fix this as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h3>Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations<\/h3>\n<h4>PDFs and other documents<\/h4>\n<p>Many 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>Some documents and resources that are published on this website are designed specifically to be downloaded and printed for display or other offline purposes, and as a result, may not be fully accessible.<\/p>\n<p>Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/p>\n<h4>Videos<\/h4>\n<p>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<h4>External links and content<\/h4>\n<p>This website may link or embed content from third-party, external websites or services that are not fully accessible.<\/p>\n<h2>What we\u2019re doing to improve accessibility<\/h2>\n<p>We provide training to all content authors to ensure new content is accessible. We monitor this website weekly and we aim to address any issues promptly. We will be reviewing this site regularly and updating this statement accordingly.<\/p>\n<h2>Preparation of this accessibility statement<\/h2>\n<p>This statement was prepared on 22 December 2021 It was last reviewed on 22 December 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Every page of this website is audited for WCAG 2.1 compliance issues using a third-party automated service on an annual basis.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n<p>For any enquiries about the accessibility of this website, you can contact us by:<\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/help\/contact-us\/british-sign-language\/\">contact us<\/a> using 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 made up of many separate websites and services, covering different areas of our work. 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