Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council is committed to making the Picture Stockton Archive website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This statement applies to picturestocktonarchive.com

This website is run by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. 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 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 have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

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

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 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

On a small number of pages it is not possible to skip to the main content, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.1.

Many pages require scrolling in two dimensions on small screens, which fails WCAG AA 1.4.10.

The keyboard focus becomes lost when using some parts of our website, this fails WCAG  2.1 AA 2.4.7

Many images on this website do not include alternative text, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.1.1.

There is a subscription pop-up that is incorrectly inside a list tag, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.1.

On some pages there is not sufficient contrast between the text and background colours, this fails WCAG 2.0 AA 1.4.3.

There is a small number of pages that do not contain a heading one which fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1.

On some pages there are empty headings, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1.

There are duplicates IDs for search elements on pages where more than one search option is visible this fails WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.1.

Interactive components including links are not far enough apart on small screens, this fails WCAG 2.2 AA 2.5.8.

On the image gallery sections of this website description list tags are used which do contain description term or description details tags which fails WCAG 2.1 A 1.3.1.ntent listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Forms

Our forms do not contain fieldsets that describe the content of the forms, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1.

Links

Links are only distinguishable by colour from the rest of the text. This fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.4.1.

On some pages, there are empty links which fail WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.2.

On some pages there is a link to an anchor which does not exist, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.1.

On some pages the link text used does not explain the purpose and the same text is used repeatedly for different pages, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.4.

Navigation links included for users to go to different pages are not included in a list tag which fails WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1.

Map frames

On a small number of pages, maps are embedded that do not include a frame title, this fails WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.1.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are currently working across our services to ensure all content produced for the website is in an accessible format. We regularly review our accessibility through user testing of new content and online services and manual testing using NVDA and diagnostic software such as Wave, Axe and Silktide to ensure compliance of WCAG 2.2 AA standards and AAA where possible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 26 September 2024.

This website is tested regularly using diagnostic software called Silktide. Manual testing is also carried out on a regular basis for new content. Testing is carried out by our Digital and Website Development Team.

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 digital.accessibility@stockton.gov.uk

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

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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).