We at The Supply Chain Network are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying relevant accessibility standards to ensure we provide equal access to all users.
Conformance Status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The Supply Chain Network website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of The Supply Chain Network website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on The Supply Chain Network:
- Email: supplychain@eastriding.gov.uk
- Visitor address: Register Square, Beverley HU17 9BA
- We aim to respond to feedback within 2-5 business days.
Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology
The Supply Chain Network website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- The website is designed to be compatible with assistive technologies and the last two versions of major browsers like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
Technical Specifications
Accessibility of The Supply Chain Network website relies on the following technologies to work in combination with various web browsers and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- WAI-ARIA
- CSS
- JavaScript
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Limitations and Alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of The Supply Chain Network website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
- Known limitations for The Supply Chain Network:
- Some uploaded images may not have text alternatives because we cannot ensure the quality of contributions.
- Adding Alt Tags to images
- Contrast Errors
Assessment Approach
The Supply Chain Network assessed the accessibility of its website by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation
- WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool
Accessible features on this website
We have put accessibility features in place that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts using your browser or other tools
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate to content using ‘skip links’
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard, including contact forms
- 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)
- use video transcripts to understand video content.
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand and has a reading age of 13 and a half years old.
The AbilityNet website has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Alternative formats
You can also contact us to request information on this website in different languages or a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- 01482 393939 Monday to Friday, 9am until 4pm
Formal Approval of This Accessibility Statement
This Accessibility Statement was last updated on Friday 31st May 2024.
Formal Complaints
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days, and to propose a solution within 10 business days should you be dissatisfied with our response to you.