Accessibility statement for
North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership

This website is run by North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership and is designed to be used by as many people as possible. That means you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without loss of content or the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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 the website are not fully accessible:

• no keyboard focus indicator on links, buttons and text input boxes
• some content does not reflow effectively at 400% zoom
• links often only have one identifier 
• colour contrast does not meet the 4.5:1 ratio in some places
• screen reader user will struggle to interact with areas of the site

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us via email: [email protected]. 

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

• email: [email protected]
• call: 0161 234 5599

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 14 days.

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

North West Regional Strategic Migration Partnership is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (website and Mobile Applications)(No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards.

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

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with accessibility regulations

Data and insights page

• Missing keyboard focus
• Not responsive when zoomed to 400%
• Resized text on mobile
• ARIA roles
• Labelling of form elements
• Prohibited attributes
• Valid language attribute
• Nested controls
• Keyboard trap
• Text alternatives for tables

The issues are caused by the Tableau data visualization dashboard we embedded to the Website. We are providing the data we used to prepare the dashboard for people to download so they can further the research. We will review the dashboard and make sure the issues are handled if the Tableau platform has any updates.

Find services directory

The Find services directory caused the following issues:

• Form label is present but not associated with a form control
• The JavaScript events in use do not appear to be accessible to both mouse and keyboard users
• To a screen reader use there is no indication of results found after searching the directory

We are in touch with the developer of the directory. We will apply the update when there is a fix to the issues.

Content that’s not within scope of the accessibility regulations

Interactive maps

The accessibility regulations do not require us to make our interactive maps fully accessible. However, we will make sure that the interactive maps on the website do not negatively impact how users of assistive technology navigate the website. The information presented in the maps will be provided as a text alternative.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 6 June 2024. It was last reviewed on 10 June 2024.

The website was last tested on 5 June 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by Invuse. The most viewed pages and key user journeys were tested using automated and manual testing tools using Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Apple Safari.

You can read the full accessibility test report by contacting the team at [email protected].