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Website Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to Special Partnership Trust

This website is run by Special Partnership Trust and Juniper 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 400% 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.

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

Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

School exemption

  • This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to ‘the exemptions’ listed below.
  • Primary and secondary schools or nurseries – except for the content people need in order to use their services, for example a form that lets you outline school meal preferences.

Non compliant content

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

  • Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Any forms with bespoke styling might not be accessible
  • Embedded Google Maps are not accessible within the site
  • Images – we try to ensure that, where needed, we include alternative text for any images.
  • Video – we try to ensure that, where needed, we include frame titles, captioning and transcriptions for any videos.
  • Links – we try to ensure that, where needed, we include appropriate use of links and ensure that links are descriptive
  • Tables – we try to ensure that, where needed, tables to ensure they have the appropriate headings et.
  • Brand colours – we try to ensure that, where needed, the our brand colours meeting the contrast ratio for the corresponding text size.

Ongoing efforts.

We are continually working to improve the accessibility of our website by carrying out regular audits and user testing. We will incorporate feedback from our users to enhance accessibility. We will endeavour to keep up to date with evolving accessibility standards and best practices.

Third Party Content

While we aim to ensure that all the content on our website is accessible, some third party materials or linked resources may not fully meet accessibility standards.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

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

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: info@specialpartnership.org

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

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially exempt with the WCAG version 2.2 AA standard due to the exemptions and non-compliances listed above.