ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT FOR WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW.YEOVIL.AC.UK/

This accessibility statement applies to the main Yeovil College website (www.yeovil.ac.uk) and Yeovil College University Centre (www.ycuc.ac.uk).

This website is run by Yeovil College. 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 (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

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

Some accessibility features our websites include are listed below:

The ability to resize text
Strong colour contrast
Page layouts resize and respond to the size of your browser window
Optimised content for screen readers and keyboard navigation

How accessible this website is

There are some accessibility issues within this website and we are working hard to rectify them, where appropriate and subject to best practice guidelines:

There are a few contrast issues within the website
Some content cannot be accessed using a keyboard
Some users may have issues with navigation menus (keyboard users)
Some parts of the website do not have focus indication
Most older PDF documents (found mostly within our Policy section and documents) are not fully accessible to screen reader software
You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text.

We are currently seeking a web partner to support us in ensuring that our website not only meets but exceeds the WCAG 2.1 AA standards. This is in development, and subject to the financial burden, will be implemented by the end of 2024.

Feedback and contact information

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

email – marketing@yeovil.ac.uk
call – 01935 423921

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 20 days.

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

We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

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 here.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

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

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, contact the Yeovil College Marketing Team at marketing@yeovil.ac.uk

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to ‘the non-compliances’ listed below.

There are a few contrast issues within the website
Some content cannot be accessed using a keyboard
Some users may have issues with navigation menus (keyboard users)
Some parts of the website do not have focus indication
Most older PDF documents (found mostly within our Policy section and documents) are not fully accessible to screen reader software
You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

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

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

PDFs and other documents

Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents. By September 204, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.

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

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility roadmap to show how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website will be available in September 2023.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on [date when it was first published]. It was last reviewed on [date when it was last reviewed].

This website was last tested in June 2023. The test was carried out by Carbon Six.

We tested the full website rather than a sample.

REPORTING AN ACCESSIBILITY ISSUE

Creating an accessible website is extremely important to us. Should you find an issue which we either have not considered or are not currently investigating, please report it to marketing@yeovil.ac.uk so that we can investigate and fix, if necessary.

Please be aware that 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 satisfied with the outcome of your accessibility enquiry, please contact the Head of Quality via marketing@yeovil.ac.uk.