Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/

This website is run by Bridgend County 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 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.

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

• some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• live video streams do not have captions

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:

• talktous@bridgend.gov.uk
• 01656 643643

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

• talktous@bridgend.gov.uk
• 01656 643643

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 15 days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions:

• talktous@bridgend.gov.uk
• 01656 643643

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).

Bridgend County Borough 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) [2.2] AA standard.

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

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

• 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. For example, we do not plan to fix archived committee reports. 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.

 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

• The keyboard focus is not visible on some online forms when it tabs between links. This fails WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible. We are working with our third-party provider to fix any issues by August 2025. When we publish new online forms, we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.
  
  
• Some buttons do not have sufficient colour contrast on our online forms. This fails WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum). We are working with our third-party provider to fix any issues by August 2025. When we publish new online forms, we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.
  
  
• Some parent elements have a role that is not role="list" on our online forms. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships. We are working with our third-party provider to fix any issues by August 2025.When we publish new online forms, we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.
  
  
• Some online forms do not have the required ARIA parent role present. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships. We are working with our third-party provider to fix any issues by August 2025. When we publish new online forms, we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.
  
  
• Some ARIA parent roles do not contain a valid child role in online forms. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships. We are working with our third-party provider to fix any issues by August 2025. When we publish new online forms, we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.
  
  
• The annual meeting public report pack from May 2024 does not have correctly marked up headers. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships: Tables. We are working with our third-party provider and aim to fix any issues by August 2025.

This statement was prepared 13 September 2024.

The statement was last reviewed 13 September 2024.

The website is tested regularly using FunnelBack and Silktide.