Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Schools Employers Aspiring Learners (SEAL) website at https://seal.merthyr.gov.uk/

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council runs this website. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. 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)

 

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

How accessible is this website?

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

• most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

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:

• Email: betp@merthyr.gov.uk

We'll consider your request and reply in 10 working days.

 

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 unhappy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

 

Technical Information About this website's accessibility

Merthyr Tydfil County Borough 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

 

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs and other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they're not essential to our services.

 

What we're doing to improve accessibility

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, please contact us.

 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on the 12 January 2024 and reviewed on the 12 February 2025.

This website was last tested on the 12 February 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The Software Development Team at Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council used Silktide to carry out automated testing of this website.