Accessibility Statement

You can change the colours, contrast levels, font styles and magnify the page. This can be done via the browser. Instructions for some commonly used browsers are available below:

There is a link from the bottom of all pages (footer) giving access to a list of languages available for Google Translation - https://www.rylandcentre.co.uk/languages/ 

Our headings are all logically ordered. Use browser plugins or assistive technology such as screen readers to list the headings and subheadings in the page and go straight to the heading you need. This should apply to the majority of the pages.

Users of assistive technology such as screen readers can get a list of all the links on a page and understand their purpose from the link text.

Use text to speech browser plugins or assistive technology to listen to content you select with the mouse or keyboard. Screen reader users can both listen to the content and navigate around through the site pages and menus.

The website is designed to be used by all new browsers and devices. This offers you a variety of compatible assistive technologies.

Many of our older PDFs and Word documents may not meet accessibility standards – for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value). The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. 

New PDFs or Word documents will meet accessibility standards, unless we determine that they represent a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. For example, publications created for print and published on the website. We’ve assessed our resources and the cost of fixing issues with the above publications, and we believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. These documents typically may not meet the following WCAG 2.1 success criteria: 1.1.1 non-text content 1.3.1 information and relationships 1.3.2 meaningful sequence 2.1.1 keyboard 1.4.3 contrast (minimum) 1.4.5 images of text 1.4.10 reflow 1.4.12 text spacing.

Links to other websites

We link to other websites that may offer benefit to our users. This may include:

We are not responsible for the accessibility of these or any other websites we do not manage.

Ryland Centre continues its efforts to constantly improve the accessibility of its site and services in the belief that it is our collective moral obligation to allow seamless, accessible, and unhindered use also for those of us with disabilities. Despite our efforts to make pages and content on rylandcentre.co.uk fully accessible, some content may not have yet been fully adapted to the strictest accessibility standards. This may be a result of not having found or identified the most appropriate technological solution. Please do let us know if you have any problems and we will do our best to help you.

If you wish to report an accessibility issue, have any questions or need assistance, please contact info@rylandcentre.co.uk.