Resident Portal
Website Accessibility Statement
Using this website
This website is provided by the Council
and this statement covers the Resident Portal website. 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 the website using just a
keyboard;
· navigate the website using speech recognition
software; and
· listen to 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 [https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/] has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a
disability.
Technical information about this
website’s accessibility
The 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: This website is Fully Compliant on Microsoft Edge browser with the Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, and Partially Compliant on other browsers and due to
the non-compliances listed below.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are
not fully accessible:
· when using a screen reader with Internet
Explorer and some mobile device browsers:
error messages due to
non-completion of mandatory fields are not narrated.
· when using a screen reader with the
Chrome browser the keyboard navigation of drop-down list selectors is impaired
by the narration tool.
· when using a screen reader with the
Chrome browser and some mobile device browsers:
the calendar date look-ups do not narrate.
user is not informed by the
narration of search results.
What to do if you can’t access parts
of this website
If you need information on this website
in a different format you should contact the Council directly.
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 the requirements of the accessibility regulations then let the Council know.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights
Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations.
If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality
Advisory and Support Service (EASS). [https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/]
How we tested this website
This website was last tested in June
2020. The test was carried out by Whitespace Work Software Ltd
and all pages and all content were tested. The testing of 3rd party
linked payment pages is outside the scope of our testing.
This statement was prepared on 16/07/2020.
This statement was last updated on 25/01/2022.