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
- there is no language set in the <html> element
- you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader
- the header link image cannot be selected by a screenreader
- some links may not make sense out of context
- some links with different destinations have the same link text
- some parts of the website do not have sufficient contrast between the text and background colours
- some content is hard to understand
- some pages have headings which skip levels.
- some form fields are not labelled
- some images are missing alt text
- field labels are missing
- Google Maps iframes have missing titles
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
- there is no language set in the <html> element. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.1.1 (language of page).
- 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)
- the header link image cannot be selected by a screenreader. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value)
- some links may not make sense out of context. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (Link purpose (in context))
- some links with different destinations have the same link text. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4
- 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)
- Google Maps iframes have missing titles. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks)
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 table 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 also 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 21 August 2021. It was last reviewed on 30 September 2024.
This website was last tested on 30 September 2024 by Bradford Council using Silktide automated testing. We tested the following templates:
- the home page
- a content page
- an A-Z page
- an online form
