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Accessibility statement

This website is run by the Strategic Growth Plan Partners. 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
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader

We’ve also made 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 are not fully accessible:

  • some older PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software
  • colour contrast on some text elements is not sufficient
  • some image elements do not have alternate text attributes
  • some links may not have distinguishable names

What to do if you cannot 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, contact us via the following contact form

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements please contact us via the following 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).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Strategic Growth Plan Partners 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 and exemptions listed below.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • Some elements don’t have sufficient colour contrast which can make them difficult to read for users with low vision, for example some web links. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum).There may not be sufficient colour contrast. For example the headings for the site subpages on the website plan home page. This fails WCAG 2.1 guideline 1.4.3 
  • Some pages are missing the [first level heading / level heading]. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels
  • Some ID attributes on pages aren’t unique, so people using screen readers and other assistive technologies may find it difficult to access elements lower down the page. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.1 Parsing.

We are working with our developer to correct these issues.

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

PDFs and other documents

Some of our older PDFs and Word documents don’t meet accessibility standards. For example; they may not be structured so that they’re accessible to a screen reader. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2

The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018  if they’re not essential to providing our services.

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

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 1 September 2020. We carried out our own testing using automated tools and manual checks. We used the Lighthouse accessibility tool and WAVE accessibility tool to perform an automated report on the website’s accessibility.

We tested a number of pages that included a wide range of functionality including images, videos and interactive cards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will regularly review the accessibility of this website with automated testing using the Lighthouse and WAVE accessibility tools. We will also conduct manual testing exercises, and review any issues reported by users of the website. We will work with our developer to make improvements.

This statement was prepared on 25th September 2020.