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This accessibility statement applies to . (accessible via https://petroc.ac.uk)

This website is run by ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï College of Higher and Further Education. 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
• 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 (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Most Web Browsers provide tools to support accessibility requirements, such as Adobe Reader, Read Aloud and Immersive Reader. Below are some of the main browsers and how to access their accessibility functions:

Chrome -

Internet Explorer -

Safari -

Firefox -

Edge -

 

How accessible is this website?

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

• You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text.
• Some older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software.
• Some videos may not have captions.
• Some of our online forms may be difficult to navigate using just a keyboard.

For further details, please refer to the section ‘Non-accessible content’.

 

Feedback and contact information

We have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit, we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

If you need information on this website in a different format such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact us as below:

• email guidancecentre@petroc.ac.uk
• call 01271 852422

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 7 days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call 01271 852422 or email guidancecentre@petroc.ac.uk for directions.

 

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 marketing@petroc.ac.ukÌý

 

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,Ìý.

 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï College of Further and Higher Education 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

As at 4 September 2024:

This website is partially compliant with the AA standard, due to ‘the non-compliances’ listed below.

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Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:Ìý

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

• Whilst we aim to ensure our images have a text alternative, some people using a screen reader may not be able to access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

Interactive tools and transactions:

• Some of our interactive forms are difficult to navigate using a keyboard. For example, some form controls are missing a ‘label’ tag under the my½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï application form.
• Some of our forms are built and hosted through third-party software and ‘skinned’ to look like our website.

 

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents:

• Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents.
• The accessibility regulations if they’re not essential to providing our services.Ìý
• Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards at the time the document was produced.

Live video:

• We do not use any specialist tooling for live captions on live video streams, however, we do endeavour to make use of Microsoft Teams for live conferring, webinars and similar live form video content. Live video is .

Linked Content including interactive media and video:

• Where we use content sourced from other providers, or websites, or where externally hosted on their own sites we endeavour to link to content which complies with accessibility standards, however, we cannot guarantee that the content creators have met these criteria.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 1 September 2021. It was last reviewed on 4 September 2024.

This website was first tested on 1 September 2021. The test was carried out by Itineris and ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï. A subsequent test was carried out using AccessibiltyChecker.org on 4 September 2024.