This accessibility statement applies to www.psc.ac.uk/ahed, run by Peter Symonds College Adult & Higher Education Division. The content on this website is designed for everyone to find, read, and understand. Where we have identified issues with the website’s accessibility or compatibility with assistive technologies, they are listed in this statement.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and are working towards making sure our website is as accessible as possible. AbilityNet¿provide advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. 

How Accessible this Website is

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

• You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
• Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Alternative Formats

If you experience barriers when accessing information on our website, you can request to receive alternative formats. For more information please contact us by email on ahed@psc.ac.uk or telephone 01962 886166.

Feedback and Contact Information

Please contact us by email on ahed@psc.ac.uk or telephone 01962 886166 if you have an accessibility query including:

• If you are experiencing issues with accessing information or using the website
• If you find an accessibility problem not listed on this statement
• If you have positive feedback on the accessibility considerations made. 

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: ahed@psc.ac.uk.

Complaints Process

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: ahed@psc.ac.uk. 

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).

Contacting us by Phone or Visiting us in Person

Our offices have audio induction loops - please email ahed@psc.ac.uk or contact Reception for further information.

Technical Information about this Website’s Accessibility

Peter Symonds College is committed to making this 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 (WCAG) 2.1¿AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons. If you find something that does not work that we have missed, remember to contact us.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

This section covers issues that we need to fix and are working to do so.

• Links without meaningful purpose - some of the links are not labelled clearly. This means that links do not make sense when taken out of context, and for some links it is not possible to know what the purpose of the link is. There are a number of links to the same resource which are repeated across elements that can cause confusion (WCAG: 2.4.4). We will correct link text over time as we review each page.
• Some images, and image buttons, on our website don't have appropriate alternative text. People with screen readers or other assistive devices rely on these descriptions to understand the image content and purpose (WCAG: 1.1.1). We will add alternative text over time as we review each page, and new images will be added with alternative text.

Disproportionate Burden

This section covers issues that we cannot fix right now. We’ve assessed the cost of fixing these issues but believe that doing so would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the law.

Content that’s not within the Scope of the Accessibility Regulations

This section covers issues that we do not need to fix right now. The law calls these exemptions.

Portable Document Formats (PDFs) and documents

Some of our PDFs that are not essential to providing our services were published before 23rd September 2018. We plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

If you have trouble accessing these documents, please contact us to request alternative formats.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 20 August 2020. It was last reviewed in June 2021.

This website was last tested on 20 August 2020. The test was carried out by Peter Symonds College Adult & Higher Education.