Accessibility Statement for The Forge@ParkRoyal

This accessibility statement applies to the whole of the website at:

http://www.theforgeparkroyal.london/Default.aspx

This website is run by Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen and without content being truncated or overlapping
  • 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.

The following issues have been fixed but have not been verified by Test Partners Ltd:

  • Some content within pages has poor colour contrast.
  • Some page sections, forms and visual headings and status messages are not marked up correctly for screen readers.
  • Some of our images do not have appropriate descriptions.
  • Some text boxes do not have a text label or are not marked up correctly to describe their purpose.
  • Some links, checkboxes and buttons do not have a focus indicator, which makes keyboard navigation difficult.
  • Some tables may not have column and/or row headings.
  • Some visual lists of text are not marked up correctly for screen readers.
  • Some sliders, image links and checkboxes are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
  • Some links that are acting as visual navigation treeview are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
  • Some skip to content links do not correctly bypass repeated content correctly.
  • At zoom levels of 250% or above, the content within the 'Your skills', 'Add your skills', 'Editing skill values', 'Assign skills to vacancy' pages are truncated.

The following issues will be fixed and are scheduled for release by 03 September 2021:

  • Some pages do not have sufficient and unique titles to describe their purpose.
  • Within some online forms there are insufficient descriptive error suggestions provided when the forms are submitted

The following issues will be fixed and are scheduled for release by 11 September 2021:

  • When logged in, there is no warning when a session timeout is going to occur and there is no way to extend, adjust or stop the session timeout period.

The following issues have been partially fixed but have not been verified by Test Partners Ltd. They are scheduled to be fixed by March 2022:

  • Some buttons, sliders and links cannot be operated using a keyboard.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website:

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:

  • use the contact page and select the appropriate department in the “Enquiry” drop down (e.g., technical support, accessibility, etc)
  • or email Billy Seago at Billy.Seago@forgeparkroyal.london

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 are contactable via telephone, email, and virtual video call such as Teams, Zoom etc.

People can also visit The Forge@ParkRoyal in person.

If you contact us before your visit, we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter

Find out how to contact us at http://theforgeparkroyal.london/ Web%20Forms/WebUser/contact.aspx

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Old Oak & Park Royal Development Corporation 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 listed below.

Non-accessible content

Some parts of our website may not work for everyone. The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

The following issues have been fixed but have not been verified by Test Partners Ltd:

  • Some of our images do not have appropriate descriptions. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1).
  • Some page sections, forms and visual headings and status messages are not marked up correctly (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1).
  • Some tables may not have column and/or row headings (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1).
  • Some visual lists of text are not marked up correctly (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1).
  • Some text, headings, links, buttons are difficult to read as they do not have sufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast) and 1.4.11 (Non-text Contrast).
  • At zoom levels of 250% or above, the content within the 'Your skills', 'Add your skills', 'Editing skill values', 'Assign skills to vacancy' pages are truncated. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.10).
  • Some skip to content links do not correctly bypass repeated content correctly. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.2).
  • The text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.2).
  • Some links, checkboxes and buttons do not have a focus indicator, which makes keyboard navigation difficult. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.7).
  • Some text boxes do not have a text label or are not marked up correctly to describe their purpose. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.3.2).
  • Some custom links, dropdown lists, and text boxes do not have a programmatic role, so they are not fully accessible to screen reader software. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2).
  • Some sliders, image links and checkboxes are not fully accessible to screen reader software. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2).
  • Some links that are acting as visual navigation treeview are not fully accessible to screen reader software. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2).

The following issues will be fixed and are scheduled for release by 03 September 2021:

  • Some pages do not have sufficient and unique titles to describe their purpose. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.2).
  • Within some online forms there are insufficient descriptive error suggestions provided when the forms are submitted. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.3.3).

The following issues will be fixed and are scheduled for release by 11 September 2021:

  • When logged in, there is no warning when a session timeout is going to occur and there is no way to extend, adjust or stop the session timeout period. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.2.1).

The following issues have been partially fixed but have not been verified by Test Partners Ltd. They are scheduled to be fixed by March 2022:

  • Some visual headings are not marked up correctly (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1).
  • Some buttons, sliders and links cannot be operated using a keyboard. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1).
  • There are numerous HTML5 validation errors (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.1).

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 23 August 2021. It was last reviewed on 23 August 2021.

This website was last tested on 11 August 2021. The test was carried out by Test Partners Ltd

We followed GOV.UK guidance on deciding how to check The Forge@ParkRoyal website as follows:

  1. We used an automated website mapping tool to identify all the pages and documents on the website.
  2. We identified any subdomains that are out of scope and removed all the pages from the page list.
  3. We manually assessed a number of pages from each group to determine the level of consistency within the group and the type of content on those pages.
  4. We manually assessed all the “unique” pages such as the home page and Contact Us to determine the type of content on those pages.
  5. We identified a minimum representative subset of pages that contain examples of the most common layouts, components and features, including:
    1. The header and footer.
    2. Important “unique pages”.
    3. Pages with text content and data tables.
    4. Pages with informational images, images of text.
    5. Interactive elements such as lightboxes, forms, tabbed interfaces, and content filtering.
  6. We conducted a manual WCAG audit on the representative subset of pages.