Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the www.torfaenfis.org.uk website.

This website is run by Torfaen County Borough 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
  • 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)

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 this website are not fully accessible:

  • some of the content is not written in plain English
  • some content and functionality provided by third party suppliers are not fully accessible

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:

Alternatively, you can write to us at:

Torfaen Family Information Service
Cwmbran Integrated Children’s Centre
Ton Road
Cwmbran
NP44 7LE

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact our web team via email at [email protected]

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).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

  • Telephone: 0800 0196 330
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Visit: Torfaen Family Information Service, Cwmbran Integrated Children’s Centre, Ton Road, Cwmbran, NP44 7LE

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Torfaen 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

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Video

Some of the videos on our website do not have captions or transcripts available. Most of the videos are provided by other organisations, so we do not have control over them.

Any videos created by Torfaen Family Information Service from 23 September 2020 onwards will have captions and transcripts available as standard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 19th June 2024. It was last reviewed on 19th June 2024.

This website was last tested on 19th June 2024. The test was carried out by Silktide and Torfaen County Borough Council. All pages of the website and PDF documents within the website were tested.

Silktide currently scores www.torfaenfis.org.uk at 98 out of 100 for accessibility.

You can contact [email protected] by email to get a copy of reports and to ask for further details on reports.