Accessibility

We have set up timelines to aim for:

• any documents which, between 20 December 2020 and 19 December 2021, had a unique page view of 500 or more are made accessible. We aim to have this done by the end of December 2022.

To improve accessibility we:

• monitor new content to make sure it meets the standards before it is published
• review existing pages when making updates to ensure they are compliant
• where possible publish information as web pages rather than PDF documents
• where possible convert forms that are documents to online forms
• provide guidance and training to teams within the council on creating accessible content and documents. To complement this, we are also considering making an (in-house) accessibility training video for staff
• are raising staff awareness on the importance of accessibility through:
  • reminders in Newsround, our weekly email update to staff
  • adding a link to "creating accessible content training course" to our website guidance page of the intranet as well as our talent management system, Cornerstone for staff to access and learn from
• engage with 3rd-party suppliers to make sure their products that we use and any documents they produce for our website are accessible.