Accessibility
This website has been designed to conform with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA).
Our audiences
The site is designed to be inclusive of a diverse range, such as policymakers, commissioners, service users and their families, partner organisations, referrers and the media.
Different ways of viewing site
The site works on PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones.
Editorial standards
Language and presentation is clear and jargon-free throughout. It does not rely solely on words but also conveys information and stories through video and images
Technical standards
The site is built to meet international accessibility criteria W3C, RNIB
Standards in practice
1 Alt text
2 Contrast colour
3 Minimum font size
4 Style sheets properly coded
5 Tables accessible to browsers
6 Pages accessible when new technologies are turned off
7 Moving objects can be moved or stopped
8 User interface has accessible design
9 Structure should enable search
10 Alternative navigation e.g. tabbing through a page
11 Forms with accessible drop down menus, avoid JavaScript alone
12 Context and orientation labelling e.g. site map
13 Site labels, page titles and favicon
14 Action descriptions warnings e.g. new pages opening and error screens
15 Navigation
16 Simple design
17 Internal accessibility – content can be uploaded and edited by staff
It is important to us that everyone viewing the website can do so easily. To increase or decrease text size:
For Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox users: Use the View > Text Size options in the browser menu.
For Apple Safari users: Use the Safari > Preferences > Appearance options in the browser menu.
Help using this site
We have tried to make this site easy for first time Internet users but if you are stuck, this section is designed to help you.
How do I get around this site?
If you want to go to different area of the site, click with your mouse button when your cursor is over a link. Clicking on underlined text takes you to a new page. Whenever your cursor looks like a hand rather than an arrow, it means you can click and go to another page.
To get back to the home page at any time click on the logo. If you go to the wrong page, just click on Back on the buttons bar of your browser.
How do I change my screen settings?
This site looks best with a screen resolution (the size of what is shown) of 800 x 600. To change this on a PC running the Windows 95 and upwards later operating systems, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Settings and change the desktop area by using the sliding bar. On an Apple Macintosh, you can click on the Monitor & Sound icon accessed via the Control Panel underneath the Apple Menu to change the resolution.
How do I get back to this site if I leave it?
The address of our site is https://www.beyondyouthcustody.net. If you want to come back to this site at any time, type in the address in the browser address bar and press enter. To save you doing this more than once, add this page to your Favourites (in Internet Explorer click on Favourites > add to favourites > and then name the page something that you will remember).
What are PDFs and how do I read them?
PDF stands for Portable Document File. It’s an established way of publishing documents on the web while retaining their original printed design look. You need a plug-in called Adobe Acrobat to read these files. This is available to download free of charge at adobe.co.uk
How can I view a Word file if I don’t have Microsoft Word software?
Microsoft has made a free online doc viewer available to download at products.office.microsoft.com In the Download Centre select Product (Word), Version (2000) and put a tick in the box marked Converters and Viewers. Click on the “Update List” button. When the list appears scroll down to find the Word 97/2000 Viewer (Word 2000) and choose the one that best suits your PC’s operating system (either Windows 95/98/NT or 3.x). Then click on the “Download Now” option.
My browser is out of date – how can I update it?
This site is designed to be viewed using version 7 and above of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, version 3 and above of Mozilla Firefox’s browser, version 2 and above of Google’s chrome browser. The latest versions of these browsers can be downloaded free of charge from their websites:
http://www.google.co.uk/chrome
More online help is available at the BBC’s site at http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/
This site has been constructed in consultation with Employers Forum on Disability and Nacro’s staff group.
Our technology partners
We work with technology companies in maintaining and improving our website, and they must all satisfy data protection requirements. If you have any questions, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help.
Lofgren Interactive provides build services to Nacro and help us to maintain the software that runs the Recovery Near You website. They provide us with reporting statistics where required, and will serve cookies on our behalf to enable any site personalisation and log in functionality.
Accessibility statement from our website developers Lofgren Interactive about the Beyond Youth Custody website
At Lofgren Interactive we understand the importance of making accessible websites, not simply in order to comply with The Disability Discrimination Act 1995, but also to enable our clients to reach their audience no matter what type of browsing environment is being used, be it a mobile phone on a sunny day or a screen reader.
To achieve this we typically undertake a series of measures and best practices while developing our websites. These include:
Coding our website templates to be compliant with the W3C standards for HTML and CSS, thus helping to ensure they displays correctly in current and future browsers.
Endeavouring, where practicable, to conform to (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, at the highest level we can achieve, and helping our clients to do the same when creating content. For example, giving clients the ability to easily attach alternative text to all images.
We recognise that achieving accessible websites is an ongoing process and we are interested in supporting our clients to maintain and improve accessibility. We encourage users to send us feedback and advice relating to how we can improve their browsing experience.