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Accessibility statement for fostering

This statement applies to content published on the Islington Fostering website.
This website is run by Islington Council. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:

  • Zoom in up to 200% 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’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:

  • The text colour on some links when they receive the keyboard focus or on mouse hover do not have sufficient colour contrast.
  • The results tab on the search widget is not marked up in a way that is clear to screen reader users who cannot see the screen.  Whilst screen reader users should still be able to access the results, the results tab may be confusing.
  • On mouse over, the ‘Go’ button on the search page does not have sufficient text colour contrast.
  • On the search results page, the label ‘You searched for’ is not programmatically associated with the search text input control.  This makes the purpose of the search text input control button difficult to understand for screen reader users.
  • On the search results page the label ‘Sort by’ is not programmatically associated with the search option drop down control.  This makes the purpose of the search option drop down control button difficult to understand for screen reader users.
  • Pink text on a black background in the footer regions does not have sufficient colour contrast.
  • The social media links in the footer do not have accessible names.  Screen reader users who cannot see the screen will not be able to determine the purpose of these links.
  • Some of the buttons on the cookie banner do not have a keyboard focus indicator.
  • The page breadcrumb is removed when zoomed to 200%.  This means that some partially sighted users and mobile users will not see the breadcrumb. 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Islington 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 2.1 AA standard.  The website is not compliant with the following WCAG success criteria listed below.

  • 1.4.3 Contrast minimum
  • 4.1.2 Name role value
  • 1.3.1 Info and relationships
  • 1.1.1 Non text content
  • 2.4.4 Link purpose
  • 1.4.4. Resize text
  • 1.4.10 Reflow

 Exemptions

There are no exemptions to any of the content on the Fostering site under the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile  Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018. 

How to request content in a different format

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

  • report it online using our contact form
  • call 020 7527 2000 or minicom 020 7527 1900

 If you use British Sign Language you can contact Islington Council using our Sign Language Interpreting Services.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.

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.

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 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

We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

Islington Council’s Customer Centre and the Town Hall 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.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 23/06/2022. 
This website was last tested on 28/04/2022. The test was carried out by Islington Council using a combination of manual and automated testing using:

  • JAWS
  • WAVE
  • ANDI
  • Colour Contrast Analyser 
  • Chrome browser v98

Resolution

Some of the changes required will require system wide changes to components that will affect multiple sites.  For this reason, the accessibility issues mentioned here will not be fixed before the 28/10/2022.