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Accessibility Statement
Why is accessibility important to us?
From the beginning, Suffolk Resilience Forum was created on the foundation that every individual should have fair and equal opportunities. This is why accessibility considerations are integrated into our web builds and other projects we create through Suffolk Resilience Forum. Set as one of our key goals, we strive to ensure equitable access for all measured by achieving high levels and versions accredited by WCAG. We also use a robust testing system to ensure we meet criteria for accessibility including HTML and CSS validations as well as other validations such as alt tags on images and more.
Whilst working through any brand development, Suffolk Resilience Forum consciously and consistently checks that accessibility guidelines are being met throughout the design stage before moving through to build.
Accessibility statement for Suffolk Prepared
This accessibility statement applies to Suffolk Prepared website – https://suffolkprepared.co.uk/
This website is run by Suffolk Prepared. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Text Alternatives: All images and non-text content provide text alternatives (alt-text) to improve accessibility for users with screen readers
- Keyboard Navigation: All interactive elements are navigable by keyboard
- Resizable Text: Text can be resized up to 200% without loss of content or functionality
- Forms and Labels: All form fields are properly labeled for screen reader compatibility
- Error Suggestions and Prevention: Clear error messages are provided when users input invalid data, with suggestions for correction.
- Navigation: navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
- Screen reading: listen to most of the website using a screen reader
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.
Our site has been tried and tested using SortSite to hit 2.2 AA requirements within the public sector alongside a full report from accessibe.com. We are continuously testing and updating the site to ensure the site is accessable to all.
How accessible is the site?
The website recently (March 2025) had some updates completed to adhere to 2.2 AA standards. Whilst Suffolk Prepared are making continuous efforts to adhere to 2.2 AA standards there may be small periods of time where the website has faults and does not meet standards. The website is regularly checked and reviewed and improvements made. The team value your feedback, and you can provide this with details further below.
Non-accessible content (if any available)
- On some of our links, the only identifiable mark that it is a link is a colour change. This makes it difficult for people who cannot perceive colour to know that a link is in use
- On the majority of our webpages, in certain areas the colour contrast is insufficient. This can present a problem for users with low-vision or colour-blindness
- Some documents and PDF downloads are not accessible. We are currently working to rectify that by the end of 2025.
How you can improve your visit to the site
Modern operating systems have magnifier software built in. The following article details how to use a screen magnifier on a Windows machine or alternatively on a Mac computer follow these instructions. These will enable your visit to the site to be better for those that are visually impared or struggle to read smaller text.
Feedback and contact information
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us at: SuffolkResilienceForum@suffolk.gov.uk and we will do our best to get back to you as soon as possible.
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
Suffolk Prepared 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) 2.2 AA standard.
Useful Resources
The following article details how to use a screen magnifier on a Windows machine or alternatively on a Mac computer follow these instructions.
Accessibility References
References:
WCAG: The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are part of a series of web accessibility guidelines published by the Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium, the main international standards organization for the Internet.
HTML: The HyperText Markup Language or HTML is the standard markup language for documents designed to be displayed in a web browser.
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML.
This accessibility statement was reviewed on the 20th March 2025 and is reviewed every 6 months.
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