Accessibility

Accessibility statement for Invest Chelmsford

This accessibility statement applies to www.investchelmsford.co.uk.

This website is run by Chelmsford City Council. 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 using browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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:

• some text on the site is cut off when the zoom is increased to 200%
• the main navigation bar does not have a bypass
• the carousel buttons do not meet the minimum button size of 24 x 24 pixels
• the carousel buttons do not have a focus style when focus is applied to them

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, you can contact our Web Team online.

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

• email webteam@chelmsford.gov.uk
• call 01245 606606 and ask for the Web Team
• fill in our website feedback form

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in five working 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 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). 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

Chelmsford City 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

• some text on the site is cut off when the zoom is increased to 200%. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.4: Resize text.
• the main navigation bar does not have a bypass. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.4.1: Bypass Blocks.
• the carousel buttons do not meet the minimum button size of 24 x 24 pixels. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.5.8: Target Size (Minimum).
• the carousel buttons do not have a focus style when focus is applied to them. This fails success criterion 2.4.7: Focus Visible.

We plan to address all of these issues by April 2025.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 11 February 2025. It was last reviewed on 11 February 2025.

This website was last tested on 11 February 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by our web team. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.