Accessibility Statement for North East Jobs

Accessibility Statement for North East Jobs

North East Regional Employers Organisation is committed to making North East Jobs accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to www.northeastjobs.org.uk

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to sections listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

(a) non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  1. Home page main image cannot be paused when changing.  The main image on the site may change every 10 seconds to allow us to highlight new content and other opportunities.  There is no function to pause this but the length of time between changes is 10 seconds and they gradually fade between each other
  2. Home page Main image contrast between heading "Find Public Sector Vacancies in the North East of England" has less contrast than is ideal.  We are investigating design changes to remedy this.  There is no defined timescale on this but we will endeavour to have it comeplted by the end of March 2025.
  3. Keyboard focus is nto currently visible on all elements on the page when using this method of navigation.  We are working on this currently and plan to implement updates in January 2025.
  4. Cookie banner reflow - at high zoom levels (400%) on certain screen sizes the cookie banner when you first visit the site does not reflow correctly.  This is being worked on and will be implemented in January 2025.
  5. Cookie banner colour contrast is not sufficient and is beign worked on to be released in January 2025.
  6. Job lists 'More Details' button has insufficient contrast.  THis is being worked on and will be resolved in January 2025
  7. Accessibilty Statement title and link, this is currently Accessibility but is being updated to the correct Accessibility Statement term in January 2025.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 02/10/2024.

This statement was prepared through self-assessment carried out by the North East Regional Employers Organisation with assistance from 6Stages.

The statement was last reviewed on 27/11/2024.

This statement will be reviewed on a six monthly basis or as guidance is updated / legislation is implemented.

Feedback and contact information

Any feedback relating to the accessibility of the site should be directed to NEREO via our contact form on this site, linked here - https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/contactus

Contact should be marked for the attention of the Digital Services Manager, NEREO.

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) - https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/