Accessibility Statement for Derwen College
Our accessibility statement tells you how accessible our website is and how best to use it.
The statement applies to Derwen College’s website www.derwen.ac.uk. The Derwen College marketing team manage the website.
At Derwen College, we want as many people as possible to be able to use this site. We commit to providing web accessibility for everyone, regardless of how they access web content.
As part of this, we’ve made the text on our website clear and as simple as possible to understand. When using our website, you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- 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
- use the additional tools via the on-site UserWay widget
If you need advice on making your advice easier to use if you have a disability, check out AbilityNet’s resources.
How accessible is our website?
Developers built this new website with accessibility regulations in mind. Despite that, we know some parts of this website are not fully accessible.
These are:
- a few older documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- some document attachments are not written in plain English
- sign-language, extended audio descriptions and media alternatives are not currently available for pre-recorded content
- visual contrast is not at the enhanced level of 7:1 in some document attachments
Feedback and Contact Information
Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on the Derwen College website, we welcome your feedback:
- Telephone: 01691 661234
- E-mail: enquiries@derwen.ac.uk
- Derwen College,
Whittington Road,
Gobowen, Oswestry
Shropshire, SY11 3JA. - Instagram
Facebook
We try to respond to feedback within 5 business days.
How can I report accessibility problems with the website?
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our website. We monitor our website and regularly update content to keep our site accessible.
Please contact us if you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting requirements. You can contact us enquiries@derwen.ac.uk or call 01691 661234
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).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Derwen College commits to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance Status
This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Exemptions
PDFS and other documents
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are not essential to providing our services.
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.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
As well as making sure new content follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, we also test our site using the online testing tools recommended by gov.uk. If these tests flag any issues, we work to correct them as required.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was prepared on 01 September 2022.
It was last reviewed on 4 February 2025.