Accessibility Statement

Effective Date: 07-Mar-2024
Last Updated: 07-Mar-2024

 

Accessibility Statement for Screen Highland

This is an accessibility statement from Highland Council.

Measures to support accessibility

Highland Council takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Screen Highland:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.
  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. Screen Highland is fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Screen Highland. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Screen Highland:

We try to respond to feedback within .

Compatibility with browsers and assistive technology

Screen Highland is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Internet Browsers on Desktop Computers
  • Internet Browsers on Laptops
  • Internet Browsers on Tablets
  • Internet Browsers on Mobile Phones

Screen Highland is not compatible with:

  • Internet Explorer
  • Operating Systems older than 10 years

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Screen Highland relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Screen Highland , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for Screen Highland:

  1. External Social Media Feed: External feed may not be compliant with WCAG 2.1 standard because We cannot control the style or content of external feeds. We apply our styling as much as possible to mitigate this issue. Please let us know if you encounter an issue and we will do our best to mitigate it .

Assessment approach

Highland Council assessed the accessibility of Screen Highland by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Formal complaints

Please email the development and infrastructure department with any complaints or issues and we shall respond within 2 business days.

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by:

Highland Council
Development and Infrastructure
Director of Development and Infrastructure

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