This accessibility statement applies to content published on the Walsall family hubs domain.
This website is run by Walsall 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
  • 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: 
  • Videos do not have captions and spoken dialogue 
  • Keyboard focus can be unclear in certain areas
  • Low colour contrast against the background will cause issues for the visually impaired 
  • Links incorrectly labelled and styled will cause issues for all users, but especially the visually impaired  

Tell us if you need information on this website in a different format. In your message include:

  • the web address (URL) of the content
  • your name and email address
  • the format you need (for example, BSL, large print, accessible PDF, audio recording, easy read or braille) 

We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. We encourage you to tell us what you think. 

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, let us know via:

We will respond to feedback within five working days.
 

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).

Walsall Council is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

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

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  1. Videos do not contain captions and spoken dialogue. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded). We plan to amend this by December 2024.
  2. Some parts of the website do not have sufficient contrast. Between the text and background colours. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum). We plan to amend this by December 2024.
  3. Some links are not labelled correctly and do not take the user to the correct destination. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 2.4.4 Link purpose (In context). We plan to amend this by December 2024.
  4. Some elements on the page keyboard focus is unclear. This would affect users with low vision and cognitive impairments. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.2 Success criterion 2.4.7 Focus visible. We plan to amend this by December 2024.

Some buttons are not labelled.  This relates to the Google translate plug-in, we do not have control over this functionality This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.3.1 Info and relationships.

Following the audit conducted in April 2024 we are reviewing how we can improve the accessibility of this website. We plan to make progressive fixes to content that fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, with all fixes in place by December 2024.

This statement was prepared on 12 April 2024. It was last reviewed on 7 May 2024.
This website was last tested on 11 April 2024. The test was carried out by Walsall Council DaTS Team.

  • a mixture of simple manual checks and automated tests to find only the most common barriers to users with accessibility needs
  • manual checks using each page without a mouse, viewing the page at different zoom settings, and simulating viewing the page on a small screen

The automated tests were completed using the latest version of Axe and WAVE.
Tests were completed using different settings in the Internet Explorer browser on Lenovo ThinkPad with a 13-inch screen.