Accessibility

Accessibility

Accessibility statement for Newham Sixth Form College

This accessibility statement applies to www.newvic.ac.uk.

This website is run by Newham Sixth Form College. 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 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.

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

Newham Sixth Form College is committed to providing a fully inclusive learning environment. The College wishes to be as inclusive as possible and not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of disability.

The College is committed to improving access for those with a disability/disabilities and ensuring all students can achieve their potential.

Enabling the accessibility menu

The accessibility menu can be enabled by clicking the accessibility menu icon that appears in the bottom corner of the page. After triggering the accessibility menu, please wait a moment for the accessibility menu to load in its entirety.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website might not be fully accessible:

• videos are hosted externally on YouTube
• the map on the contact page is hosted externally by Google Maps
• we use a widget on some of the University Centre’s course pages which is hosted externally (it is possible to click the link in the widget to navigate to the external site to retrieve the information there)
• some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
• it may be difficult to navigate some of our online forms using just a keyboard

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 will aim to assist you to obtain the relevant format. Please contact us via e-mail: marketingteam@newvic.ac.uk

We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days in term time. Outside of term time, this period may be longer.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call: 020 7473 4110 or email: info@newvic.ac.uk for help.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Newham Sixth Form College 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

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

Policy statement

Newham Sixth Form College is committed to making all its web-based information and services as accessible as possible to all people, including those with disabilities and regardless of their access requirements. The College recognises that the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) WAI’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 are the standard against which accessibility can be assessed and requires that:

• All new web content and services created in-house conform to Level A and much of Level AA, wherever possible, of the W3C guidelines;

• Web content and services provided by external developers conform to at least Level AA of the W3C guidelines;

• Existing web content and services be gradually brought into line, as they are periodically updated.

The College will continuously review this policy in the light of any future changes to the W3C’s accessibility guidelines.

Guidelines and support

If you have difficulty accessing a service or information on any page of Newham Sixth Form College’s website, please contact the marketing department at marketingteam@newvic.ac.uk, explaining your requirements. Wherever possible, the marketing department will endeavour to provide assistance and support.

You may also find that making changes to your operating system or browser settings resolves your access difficulties. The BBC’s My Web My Way provides advice and help on making the most of accessibility features and assistive technologies available for your computer.

UK legislation

An EU directive on the accessibility of websites and web applications of public sector bodies came into force in September 2018. This was passed into UK law entitled as the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. This law reinforces the need to follow the standards above and in particular those defined in WCAG 2.1 AA standards.

Making public sector websites and web applications accessible

Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations

Changes to this policy

This policy will be reviewed annually to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of our user community.

Disclaimer

Newham Sixth Form College continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities.

Despite our efforts to make all pages and content on this website fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution.

Further help

If you are experiencing difficulty with any content on this website or require assistance with any part of our site, or if you have any enquiries regarding web accessibility, please contact the marketing department at marketingteam@newvic.ac.uk