Accessibility Statement

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is committed to making the Stockton Teaching Training Partnership website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This statement applies to www.stocktonscitt.uk

This website is run by Stockton-on-Tees Borough 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 400% 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 have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

Visit the AbilityNet website which has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 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

It is not possible to skip to the main content on our pages, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.1.

On some pages there is not sufficient contrast between the text and background colours, this fails WCAG 2.0 AA 1.4.3.

On a small number of pages there are empty headings and some pages do not have a heading 1, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1.

Tables used on this website do not include a header row or column, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1.

Some images on this website do not include alternative text, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.1.1.

On the homepage of our website there is a scrolling alert banner and a carousel, they both move automatically with no mechanism to pause or hide them, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.2.2.

On smaller screens, the hamburger menu element uses an incorrect ARIA attribute, this fails WCAG 2.1 A 4.1.2.

When the cookie banner is present on smaller screens the focus indicator becomes obscured, this fails WCAG 2.2 AA 2.4.11.

On smaller screens, links on our website footer are not far enough apart from each other this fails WCAG 2.2 AA 2.5.8.

PDFs

PDFs included on this website are not accessible because:

• they are not machine readable which fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.1.1
• they do not include a title which fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.2
• they do not include headings or tags which fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1
• on some pages the text colour does not contrast sufficiently with the background colour which fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.4.3

Forms

On some pages form controls do not contrast sufficiently with the background, this fails WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.11. 

On some pages the purpose of fields on forms included on this website are not identified programmatically because they do not include an autocomplete attribute this fails WCAG 2.1 AA 1.3.5.

Videos

On various pages, videos are embedded that do not include a frame title, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.1.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are currently working across our services to ensure all content produced for the website is in an accessible format. We regularly review our accessibility through user testing of new content and online services and manual testing using NVDA and diagnostic software such as Wave, Axe and Silktide to ensure compliance of WCAG 2.2 AA standards and AAA where possible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 2 October 2024.

This website is tested regularly using diagnostic software called Silktide. Manual testing is also carried out on a regular basis for new content. Testing is carried out by our Digital and Website Development Team.

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 digital.accessibility@stockton.gov.uk

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille email scitt@stockton.gov.uk

We'll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).