ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

This accessibility statement applies to www.fcrp-manchester.co.uk. Counter Context Ltd is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Counter Context Ltd runs this website. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • zoom in without the text spilling off the screen

  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software

  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader

The website is designed to meet AA accessibility standards. If you cannot access something you need, please tell us about it at:
info@fcrp-manchester.co.uk.

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

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of the text

  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

We’ve also made the website text clear and understandable. We understand that some of this text may not be simple for everyone to understand. If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

Email: info@fcrp-manchester.co.uk
Call: 0808 175 3408

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 5 working 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 unhappy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Compliance Status

This website partially complies 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

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

  • Some links are not visually evident without colour vision. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.41 (Use of colour).

  • Some HTML is used to format content. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).

  • Navigation element not highlighted on focus indicator. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.7 (Focus Visible).

  • Some content not included in landmarks. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).

  • Container element ID is not unique. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) and success criterion 4.1.1 (Parsing).

  • Form input field has no description. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) and succession criterion 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions) and succession criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value).

  • Some images are missing alt text. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

  • Some are not free of text images. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.5 (Images of text).

Images

Some of our images do not meet accessibility standards:

·      Some images are missing alt text.

Some images are not fully accessible. Some images are decorative. We’ll work through this list and update them with alternative text. Some images are from the social media feeds which we cannot control.

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  • Some are not free of text images. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.5 (Images of text).

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

Any new PDFs or maps we publish will meet accessibility standards.

What are we doing to improve accessibility?

We use AbilityNet resources and Siteimprove to check the accessibility of our website. These tools give us recommendations on how to fix accessibility issues. We will deal with serious issues first.

Reporting accessibility problems with the 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 us at: info@fcrp-manchester.co.uk

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 30 August 2024. It was last updated on30 August 2024.

This website was last tested on 30 August 2024. The test was carried out by Counter Context Ltd.

We selected 1 page from our website that covered a range of functionality.

  1. Home page: Text is accessible.

All these pages were tested against the WGAC 2.1 criteria using SiteImprove Accessibility test checker Chrome extension tool in desktop.