Accessibility Statement for Brinton Park

This website is run by Wyre Forest District 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also tried to make 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 aren’t fully accessible:

• some of our pages are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

• email brintonparkHLF@wyreforestdc.gov.uk
• call 01562 732956

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

If you can’t view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the web team web@wyreforestdc.gov.uk, 01562 732603 or complete an online contact 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).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Find out how to contact us

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Wyre Forest District Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 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

• Some of our pages are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard). We plan to fix this problem very soon.
• There are some issues with our ARIA ids. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 – (Name, Role, Value) or 1.3.1 (info and relationships). We plan to fix this problem in the next couple of months.
• There are some issues with contrast on our menu. This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast minimum). We are working on fixing this.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 26 September 2019. The test was carried out by Wyre Forest District Council web team.

We tested all the pages on our main website platform, available at www.brintonpark.com.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

A procurement process is underway to buy digital quality monitoring software which will include accessibility compliance. Once purchased this will be used to automatically assess the compliance of any new content on a regular basis.

This statement was prepared on 20 September 2019. It was last updated on 27 September 2019.