Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Bracknell Forest Council Public health. 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 330% 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’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 our website are not fully accessible:

  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

If you need information on this website in a different format please email: public.health@bracknell-forest.gov.uk

We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

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 accessibility requirements, please use our report form to let us know. 

Report an accessibility issue

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)

Bracknell Forest Council is committed to making it’s website accessible, in line with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines versions 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliance’s listed below.

Issues with technology

It’s not possible for users to modify text spacing or line height.

It’s not possible for user to modify text spacing or line height. We will fix this as part of a planned upgrade to the website, which is due to be completed by April 2021.

Issues with PDFs and other documents

The website often signposts to PDFs hosted on external websites therefore we are unable to ensure they are accessible.

This website was last tested on 13th November 2019. The test was carried out using automated software.

We have monitoring in place to review the accessibility of the site on an ongoing basis. We use this monitoring to identify and fox any new issues that arise.

The accessibility of the website is reviewed as new content is added by the Bracknell Forest Council Public Health and we fix any issues arising based on the report provided.

This statement was prepare on 24th October 2019. It was last updated 13th November 2019.

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