Accessibility Policy

Reigate Learning Alliance is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. This accessibility statement applies to the Reigate Learning Alliance website, to be found at https://www.reigatelearningalliance.org/. The website is run by Reigate Learning Alliance.

In accordance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 the following principles are applied:

  • Information and user interface components must be presentable to users in ways they can perceive
  • User interface components and navigation must be operable
  • Information and the operation of the user interface must be understandable
  • Content must be robust enough that it can be interpreted by a wide variety of user agents, including assistive technologies

Assessment

Reigate Learning Alliance is committed to making this website accessible, so that everybody can use it. The site has been designed to enable you to:

  • Change colours, contrast and fonts using the accessibility helper sidebar on the right-hand side of every page
  • Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • Navigate the website using the keyboard
  • Navigate using a screen reader
  • View the site with responsive design on mobile devices
  • The website text has been made as simple as possible to understand.

Reigate Learning Alliance has performed basic testing which was carried out internally (most recently in March 2024) using a variety of assistive technology tools along with Google Lighthouse and the WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool on all areas of the website.

The performance of the website has been tested with a variety of combinations of browsers and screen readers:

  • Desktop: Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Safari, Windows Speech Recognition, NaturalReader, VoiceOver, keyboard-only navigation
  • Mobile Apple and Android devices: screen orientation and single-finger navigation, speech recognition, Chrome, Safari + VoiceOver

There are several customisation options for browsers and devices that could help you use the website more effectively. AbilityNet provides advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Improving accessibility

This website is mostly compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

Problem: not all PDF documents are fully accessible to screen reader software
What we’re doing about it: We’re reformatting pdfs to make them accessible where possible, and educating content creators to help ensure newly created resources are fully accessible.

Please let us know if you have a suggestion regarding how we could improve accessibility.

Reporting accessibility issues

Reigate Learning Alliance is always looking to improve the accessibility of the website. If you encounter any problems not outlined on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us:

Email: enquiries@reigatelearningalliance.org
Telephone: 01737 221118

If you’re not happy with our response to your complaint, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

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

  • Email: enquiries@reigatelearningalliance.org
  • Telephone: 01737 221118

Reigate Learning Alliance will consider your request and respond to you as soon as possible.