This accessibility statement applies to the Halifax Digital Festival website, accessible at https://halifaxdigitalfestival.co.uk.
This website is run by Halifax Digital Festival. 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 using browser or device settings
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website text 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
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- live video streams do not have captions
- you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: info@halifaxdigitalfestival.co.uk.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille: email info@halifaxdigitalfestival.co.uk
We’ll consider your request and attempt to get back to you within 14 days.
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
Halifax Digital Festival is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.x AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.x AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
- No content is currently known to be non-accessible.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Colour contrast issues may exist for certain users. We are working to ensure that all colour combinations are accessible to at least WCAG AA standard.
Disproportionate burden
- No issues we are currently aware of.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
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..
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
Accessibility improvements are a constant and gradual process, and we will continue to keep the site updated to current regulations as best we can with available resources.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 5th July 2024. It was last reviewed on 5th July 2024.
This website was last tested on 8th July 2024 against the WCAG 2.x AA standard.
The test was carried out by volunteers. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. Further testing of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.