Accessibility Statement
This accessibility statement applies to:
- West Yorkshire Combined Authority website: www.tradewestyorkshire.org.uk
This website is run by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 200%
- navigate the website using just a keyboard
- listen to the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
- discern the structure and order of web pages and content
We’ve also made the website content 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
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- email: customerfeedback@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
- call: 0113 251 7272
- write: West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 3 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:
- email: customerfeedback@westyorks-ca.gov.uk
- call: 0113 251 7272
- write: West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Wellington House, 40-50 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 2DE
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
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is committed to making its websites 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 2.2 AA standard
During the audit the following points were highlighted.
- Non-text content
The Cookiebot logo in the cookies message is announced as “logo, opens in a new window”, which isn’t clear or useful.
We will work with the provider on this issue and aim to provide an update by March 2025.
1.3.1 Info and Relationships
On mobile, the filters on the events and advice and guidance pages are not implemented correctly:
- They are visually presented as checkboxes, but behave as radio buttons
- They are not announced as either, and there is no programmatic indication when one is selected
We will aim to fix this issue by March 2025.
1.4.10 Reflow
At high levels of zoom the main menu reflows to a hamburger menu, but at over 200% the menu items either overlap with the search bar or are lost off the bottom of the screen and cannot be reached.
On the contact page, there is a dropdown for selecting the reason for the contact. On mobile the text in this is truncated.
We aim to fix this by March 2025.
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast
The visible focus indicators on the radio buttons in the cookies message have insufficient colour contrast against the unfocused state.
We will work with the provider on this issue and aim to provide an update by March 2025.
2.4.3 Focus Order
There are three issues with the focus order on the site:
- On mobile, the ‘filter’ buttons on the events and advice and guidance pages are not in the focus order when using a screen reader
- In the cookies message, focus moves through the buttons from the bottom to the top (opposite of the visible order)
- On mobile and at high levels of zoom on desktop (where the menu changes to a hamburger), the focus order through the main menu does not match the visible order
There are also issues with the carousel elements on the homepage, where everything in the carousel is included in the focus order, not just the visible panels.
We aim to fix this by March 2025.
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
The pagination buttons on the advice and guidance page are not announced clearly – they are just “one”, “two” etc.
When the desktop version is resized to mobile, the filter buttons on the events and the advice and guidance pages are just announced as “blank”.
We aim to fix this by March 2025.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 14 March 2024. It was last reviewed on 14 March 2024.
This website was last tested on 8 March 2024. This website was tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, and the test was carried out by Web Usability Partnership Ltd.
We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to select a sample of pages to test.