Accessibility statement
How West Northamptonshire Council websites are organised
The West Northamptonshire Council ‘careers’ website is a separate website to our main website. Each website has its own accessibility statement, to ensure we can properly describe the accessibility for each site or service.
This accessibility statement applies to our ‘careers’ website for West Northamptonshire Council at Jobs and careers with West Northamptonshire Council (westnorthants.gov.uk) and does not cover the wider family of West Northamptonshire Council websites.
Introduction
This website is owned by West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) and delivered by a third party provider. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, and we want this site to be as accessible as possible. For example, that means you should be able to:
change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser settings
zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen using browser settings
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
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
The My Computer My Way guide from AbilityNet is a step-by-step guide to help you make your device easier to use.
Translation
If you would like information on our website translated into another language, you may find one of the following services meets your needs; however, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any external website or free website translators:
Under some circumstances, for example, if you cannot read the information easily in English, you can request information in a different language from us. This includes British Sign Language, easy read or a foreign language. Please contact our customer service centre for advice.
How accessible is this website?
This website has been developed to be as accessible as possible. However, we know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:
Some PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
call: 0300 126 7000 and ask for the Web Team
post to Web Team, One Angel Square, Northampton NN1 1ED
We'll consider your request and get back to you within 14 days.
If you cannot view the map on our contact us page, please call us on 0300 126 7000 for directions.
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).
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact us using the contact details at the end of this statement.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
West Northamptonshire 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, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content types listed below are non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some of the PDF documents currently available on the website are not fully accessible due to the way they have been created – this fails on Success Criterion 2.4.2 Page Titled, WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content, and 1.3.1: Info and Relationships. We plan to resolve this issue by May 2024.
The focus indicator for the form fields under ‘Search our vacancies’ is not very clear against the background. This fails on Success Criterion WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible. We plan to resolve this issue by May 2024.
Content that is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be fully accessible to a screen reader.
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.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
We provide training to all content authors to ensure new content is accessible. We monitor this website and we aim to address any issues promptly. We will be reviewing this site regularly and updating this statement accordingly.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 18 February 2024.
Pages of this website are audited for WCAG 2.1 AA compliance issues using both automated and manual checks on random pages. by our web team.
Last updated 26 March 2024
