Accessibility statement for Denbighshire Housing

This statement applies to the content published on the www.denbighshirehousing.co.uk domain. It does now apply to content on Denbighshire County Council’s website.

This website is run by Denbighshire Housing. 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • see clearly any colour contrasts for easy reading
  • 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.

How accessible this website is

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

  • the text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • most older PDF documents and many other documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • there’s a limit to how far you can magnify any maps
  • some pages and document attachments are not clearly written
  • some table do not have row headers
  • some pages have poor colour contrast
  • some heading elements are not consistent
  • some images and videos do not have good alternative text
  • some buttons are not correctly identified
  • some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information in a different format contact us and tell us:

  • the web address (URL) of the content
  • your name and email address
  • the format you need, for example large print, accessible PDF

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 us and tell us.

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).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter. Find out how to contact us.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Denbighshire Housing and Denbighshire County Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance 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 version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non accessible content

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

  • Where it fails the success criteria
  • Planned dates for when issues will be fixed

Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We plan to add text alternatives for all images by April 2021. When we publish new content, we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards where possible.

Some tables in content do not have table row headers when needed. This fails the WCAG 2.1A1.3.1 success criterion. We plan to fix this by September 2020.

Disproportionate burden

Not applicable

Navigation and accessing information

There’s no way to skip the repeated content in the page header (for example, a ‘skip to main content’ option). This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1 (bypass blocks).

It’s not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.4 (orientation).

It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.4 (resize text).

Interactive tools and transactions

Some of our interactive forms are difficult to navigate using a keyboard. For example, because some form controls are missing a ‘label’ tag.

Our forms are built and hosted through third party software and ‘skinned’ to look like our website. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (information and relationships).

We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will make another assessment when the supplier modules are up for review, likely to be in 2022.

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

Error messages on some forms are unclear or lack clear association with particular form controls. This fails WCAG 2.1A 3.3.1 success criterion (Error Identification).

Guidance will be created to help content authors understand the requirements for captions and audio description for all new videos. This is related to WCAG 2.1A success criteria 1.2.2 (Captions (Pre-recorded)) and 1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Pre-recorded).

PDFs and other documents

Many of our older PDFs and Word documents are not accessible in a number of ways, including missing text alternatives and missing document structure.

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 previous tenant newsletters. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 7 November 2019. The design review test was carried out by the Digital Accessibility Centre (DAC), we also last tested the site on the 27 February 2020.

The DAC decided which pages to sample, and tested:

  • Pagination
  • Images
  • Moving content
  • Consistent navigation
  • Non-text contrast
  • Language buttons – acronyms
  • Layout
  • Non-text contrast
  • Live site - highlighting

If you would like to read the full design accessibility report, contact us

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We plan to identify and fix issues according to the timescales for each area above.

This statement was prepared on 27 February 2020. It was last updated on 27 February 2020.
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