Accessibility Statement for eBusStop

Public sector bodies are obligated to ensure digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Measures to support accessibility

Public sector bodies take the following measures to ensure accessibility of websites and apps they use:

• Include accessibility throughout their internal policies.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. eBusStop is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of eBusStop. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on eBusStop:

• Phone: 07921 397 629
• E-mail: walter.van-rensburg@essex.gov.uk

Technical specifications

Accessibility of eBusStop relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of eBusStop, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.

Known limitations for eBusStop:

1. 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics: Use more than one sense for instructions because functionality not deployed. Provide input fly-over titles that can be determined programmatically for audio. .
2. 1.4.11 Non-Text Contrast(WCAG 2.1): Extend colour contrast of at least 3:1 to non-text content such as infographics, diagrams, states, etc. because compliance supported by initial cursory checks. Further testing to ensure compliance (Google map elements excluded). .
3. 1.4.3Contrast (Minimum): Contrast ratio between text and background is at least 4.5:1 because compliance supported by initial cursory checks. Further testing to ensure compliance (Google map elements excluded). .

Assessment approach

The accessibility compliance of eBusStop has been assessed by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation

This statement was created on 20 September 2020 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.