Accessibility
Accessibility Statement for East Midlands ADASS website
This accessibility statement applies to the East Midlands ADASS website.
This website is run by West Northamptonshire 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 using browser or device settings
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact em-adassadmin@nottscc.gov.uk
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 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).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
West Northamptonshire Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance Status
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.
(a) This website is fully 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
The accessibility regulations do not 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.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on February 2024. It was last reviewed on 10th April 2024.
This website was last tested on 10th April 2024 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.
The test was carried out by West Northants Council Digital Team. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.
We take reasonable steps to protect the personal data collected against loss, misuse, unauthorized use, access, inadvertent disclosure, alteration and destruction. You should take care when deciding what information you send to us electronically and when disclosing personal information.
Access to your information and correction
You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you on our website and on our contacts list. You may ask us to correct or remove information you think is inaccurate. If you would like a copy of your personal information, please email us at the following address – em-adassadmin@nottscc.gov.uk
Cookies
Cookies are text files placed on your computer to collect standard internet log information and visitor behaviour information. This information is used to track visitor use of the website and to compile statistical reports on website activity.
You can set your browser not to accept cookies. However, in a few cases some of our website features may not function as a result.
Other websites
Our website contains links to other websites. This privacy policy only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.
Complaints
If you wish to raise any complaints, please contact us in the first instance at EM-adassadmin@nottscc.gov.uk. We will respond to you in a timely manner and address your complaint. If you remain unsatisfied you should contact Oxfordshire County Council’s complaints team. If you are still unsatisfied, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office www.ico.org.uk.
Changes to our privacy policy
We keep our privacy policy under regular review and we will place any updates on this web page. This privacy policy was last updated July 2024.