Accessibility statement for North Portsea Coastal Scheme

This accessibility statement applies to https://northportseacoastalscheme.org.uk/

This website is run by Portsmouth City Council. 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 using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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 and aim to adhere to the national average reading age of 9.

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

How accessible this website is

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

  • some documents may not be fully accessible
  • some link text is not descriptive
  • some links do not meet colour contrast requirements
  • some headings are empty and skip a level
  • some ARIA commands, dialogs and nodes do not have accessible names
  • some page content is not contained by landmarks
  • some text on this website may be difficult to read

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the Digital Customer team at Portsmouth City Council.

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact DCE@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, indicating:

  • Content title and the website address (URL) if relevant.
  • Your name and email address.
  • The format you need – for example, plain text, braille, BSL, large print or audio CD

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

Portsmouth City Council 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 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliance(s) and/or the exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

The content listed below is not compliant with the accessibility regulations:

  1. Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
  2. Some ARIA commands, dialogs, and nodes do not have accessible names, which may make it difficult for assistive technologies to interpret them (WCAG 4.1.2).
  3. Some links do not have enough colour contrast or do not have clear, descriptive text, which can make them hard to see or understand (WCAG 1.4.3, 2.4.4).
  4. Some headings are empty or heading levels are skipped, which can make navigation confusing for screen reader users (WCAG 1.3.1, 2.4.6).
  5. Landmarks on the page are not always unique, and some content is not contained within landmarks, which can make it harder to navigate the site using assistive technology (WCAG 1.3.1).
  6. Some text on the website may not be descriptive, may be difficult to read, or may not be written in plain English, which can make it harder for users to understand the content (WCAG 3.1.5)

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 11 August 2024. It was last reviewed on 3 September 2025.

This website was last tested on 11 August 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. This test was carried out by Portsmouth City Council’s in-house development team with in-depth knowledge of the accessibility standards and completed using assistive tools such as the WAVE Evaluation Tool and axeTools.

We tested a sample of pages, including the website’s most popular pages (informed by Google Analytics).