This accessibility statement applies to content published on the foster4leeds.leeds.gov.uk and leeds.gov.uk/foster4leeds domains.
This website is run by Leeds City Council's web team. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
This means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 300 percent 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. external link.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- some parts of our website do not have sufficient colour contrast between the text and background colour
- the order of headers will make it difficult to navigate for assistive technology users
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format please email
foster4leeds@leeds.gov.uk and tell us:
- the web address (URL) of the content
- your name and email address
- the format you need, for example - audio CD, braille, BSL or large print
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, please email
foster4leeds@leeds.gov.uk and let us know.
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.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 external link 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
Elements don’t have sufficient contrast ratio
The orange used across the site does not meet contrast requirements. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum).
Multiple instances of the same ID
Each page on our website has multiple elements with the same ID value. A singular webpage may contain one ID per element but the value for each ID must be unique. The ID value specified multiple times is called “DataProvider”. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A) and 4.1.1 parsing (A).
All img elements have an alt attribute
Each page of our website has an image element without alternative text. This is a sprite used by the content management system. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content.
Disproportionate burden
Not applicable.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Not applicable.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 1 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 1 September 2020.
This website was last tested on 26 August 2020. The test was carried out by Leeds City Council.
We tested a selection of pages, ensuring those tested reflected the variety of different page layouts used on our website.
The pages we tested were:
- Home
- Become a foster carer
- Types of fostering
- Fostering with Leeds City Council
- Fostering Events
- Home (Logged in)
- Training (Logged in)
- E-learning (Logged in)
- Support and resources (Logged in)
- Contacts (Logged in)
