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Accessibility statement 

Last updated: 28/10/2023 

This accessibility statement applies to the website careersandenterprise.co.uk, run by The Careers and Enterprise Company.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen

  • Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using your browser or assistive technologies

  • 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 JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver)

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

How accessible is this website?

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • Some PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

  • Some older pages may not meet colour contrast requirements

  • Some elements may not yet be fully operable by keyboard navigation

We are working to address these issues as part of our ongoing commitment to accessibility.

Feedback and contact information 

If you experience any accessibility issues or have suggestions:

We appreciate both reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements. If you have a complaint or request content in an alternative format, please use the same contact details.

Enforcement procedure

If you contact us with a complaint and you’re not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS):

Technical information about this website’s accessibility 

The Careers & Enterprise Company 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed above.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We conduct regular accessibility checks using:

  • Manual testing against WCAG 2.1 AA criteria

  • Google Lighthouse audits

  • Keyboard-only and screen reader reviews

We continually improve accessibility as part of our design and development processes.

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

This statement was prepared on 30 July 2021.
It was last reviewed on 28 October 2023.

Accessibility testing was last carried out in October 2023 by our internal team using a representative sample of pages.