Accessibility - Middlesbrough Community Learning Service

This is an accessibility statement from Middlesbrough Community Learning.

We firmly believe that the internet should be available and accessible to anyone, and are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of circumstance and ability.

To fulfill this, we aim to adhere as strictly as possible to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level. These guidelines explain how to make web content accessible to people with a wide array of disabilities. Complying with those guidelines helps us ensure that the website is accessible to all people: blind people, people with motor impairments, visual impairment, cognitive disabilities, and more.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Measures to support accessibility
Middlesbrough Community Learning takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of mcls.ac.uk:
• Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
• We have also included a third party application that allows users to customise the website to best meet their individual needs.

Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.

This website utilizes various technologies that are meant to make it as accessible as possible at all times. We utilize an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.

Additionally, the website utilizes an AI-based application that runs in the background and optimizes its accessibility level constantly. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts its functionality and behavior for screen-readers used by blind users, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments

Most of this website is compliant with the W3C WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standard. However, there are some parts of this website that are not fully accessible:

A number of accessibility issues are present on this website within the embedded Twitter feed. We are unable to fix these issues due to the accessibility of this element being controlled by a third party.

Additional accessibility considerations

Some parts of the site will take you to external websites, which we have no control over in regards to accessibility standards

Assessment approach
Middlesbrough Community Learning assessed the accessibility of mcls.ac.uk by the following approaches:
• External evaluation

Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of mcls.ac.uk. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on mcls.ac.uk:
• Phone: 01642 811400
• E-mail: info@mcls.ac.uk
• Visitor Address: CLC Building, Acklam Grange School, Lodore Grove, Middlesbrough, TS5 8PB
We try to respond to feedback within 10 working days.

Formal complaints
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, email the issue to info@mcls.ac.uk.

Date
This statement was last updated on the 18 August 2022.