Accessibility Statement
This website is run by Bradford Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
This website is run by Bradford Council. 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 up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader
We try to make the website text as simple as possible to understand. As we update our pages we are reviewing the text and re-writing it to simplify it.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible
- many PDF documents are not fully accessible
- you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader
- some links may not make sense out of context
- some parts of the website do not have sufficient contrast between the text and background colours
- some pages have headings which skip levels.
- some form fields are not labelled
- some images are missing alt text
- field labels are missing
- the search box may not work with a screen reader
- some images have alt text which duplicates the content of the text link inside or beside it
- some links in the footer have duplicate aria labels
- the accordion control used on some content pages is not accessible using only a keyboard
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact the Bradford Council Complaints Unit.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email websitefeedback@bradford.gov.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in five 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. If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Bradford 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks)
- some links may not make sense out of context. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (Link purpose (in context))
- some parts of the website do not have sufficient contrast between the text and background colours. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.4.3 (contrast (minimum)) and 1.4.11 (non-text contrast)
- some parts of the website do not have the minimum required target size. This fails WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 2.5.8 (Target Size (Minimum)
- some pages have headings which skip levels. This fails WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships),
- some images are missing alt text. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non text content).
- some form fields are not labelled. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.1.1 (Non-text content), 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships), 2.4.6 (Headings and Labels), 3.3.2 (Labels or Instructions)
- the search box may not work with a screen reader. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.2.2 (On Input)
- some images have alt text which duplicates the content of the text link inside or beside it. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text content)
- some links in the footer have duplicate aria labels. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (Link purpose (In context))
- the accordion control used on some content pages is not accessible using only a keyboard. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard)
PDFs and other documents
Many of our documents do not meet accessibility standards:
- some documents are not marked up correctly, so are not readable by a screenreader
- some documents so not have sufficient contrast between the text and background colours.
- some documents have no headings or incorrect heading structure (for example, the first heading isn't H1)
- some tables do not have headings
- some images are missing alt text
- some documents do not have a document title
- some documents do not have a language definition
- some PDFs do not have bookmarks
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish should 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.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We are developing training materials and guidance for our content authors, developer and suppliers on the relevant standards that need to be met for our site and online services to be accessible. We are considering alternative ways to publish documents so that we are not relying on PDF.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 13 December 2019. It was last reviewed on 14 October 2024.
This website was last tested on 11 October 2024 by Bradford Council using Silktide automated testing. We tested the following pages:
- the home page
- the Adults home page
- a resource page
- a content page with an accordion layout