Accessibility statement

Last updated May 2021.

This website is run by Leeds City Council. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. To do this, we have made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

You should also be able to zoom in up to 300% without text spilling off the screen.

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

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format, please get in touch by:

Emailing climate.emergency@leeds.gov.uk


We’ll consider your request and endeavour to get back to you within 20 days.

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: climate.emergency@leeds.gov.uk.

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

Leeds 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.

This website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 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

We plan to fix these issues by February 2021. When we publish new content we’ll make sure this meets accessibility standards.

Navigation

The menu button for mobile users has no accessible text meaning screen reader users may be unaware what the button is for. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 Name, role, value (A).

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 11th November 2019. The test was carried out by the Digital Access Team within Leeds City Council.

The Digital Access Team tested a selection of pages which reflected a variety of different page layouts.

The pages tested were:

1.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/home

2.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/food

3.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/stuff

4.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/search?q=stuff

5.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/homes

6.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/travel

7.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/nature

8.       https://www.leedsbyexample.co.uk/contact