This accessibility statement applies to the Outdoor Cardiff website.
This website is run by Cardiff 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 using browser or device settings,
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen,
- navigate the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software, and
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Feedback and contact information
Please contact us if you:
- find any problems not listed on this page,
- think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, or
- need information on this website in a different format.
Email: parks@cardiff.gov.uk
Tel: 02920 872 087
We will consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.
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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Cardiff 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 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
| Accessibility issue | WCAG standard | Current compliance |
|---|---|---|
| Specify headings for every PDF | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 10.95% |
| Tag all PDFs | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 25.55% |
| Ensure form controls have labels | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 25.94% |
| Specify a title for all frames | WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.1 | 43.90% |
| Ensure PDFs specify a default language | WCAG 2.0 A 3.1.1 | 54.01% |
| Images with empty alternative text must not specify titles | WCAG 2.0 A 1.1.1 | 61.09% |
| Ensure PDFs have a title | WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.2 | 76.47% |
| Add headers to tables | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 86.63% |
| Write lists or groups of links semantically | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 91.86% |
| Avoid using the same link text for different destinations | WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.4 | 93.42% |
| Ensure PDF headings follow a logical order | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 94.16% |
| Ensure the first heading in a PDF is a H1 | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 95.62% |
| Add a legend for all fieldsets | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 96.80% |
| Ensure labels in the document fragment point to valid IDs | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 96.80% |
| Ensure links can be used by screen readers | WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.2 | 97.34% |
| Fix duplicate IDs | WCAG 2.0 A 4.1.1 | 97.38% |
| Improve weak PDF titles | WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.2 | 98.54% |
| Add a scope to table headings | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 98.89% |
| Ensure PDFs are machine readable | WCAG 2.0 A 1.1.1 | 99.26% |
| Ensure captions are provided for all prerecorded audio and video | WCAG 2.0 A 1.2.2 | 99.61% |
| Ensure headings include text | WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 | 99.81% |
| Ensure controls change appearance when they are selected | WCAG 2.0 AA 2.4.7 | 67.97% |
| Ensure long PDFs use bookmarks to aid navigation | WCAG 2.0 AA 2.4.5 | 91.97% |
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 or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services or would result in a disproportionate burden. For example most of our trail maps and educational resources were designed for print prior to 2018 and it is not cost effective to reproduce these in an accessible format due to the volume of files and time required to locate the original artwork and images.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
We provide support and training to those who administer the website, to ensure standards are retained when updating the website. We will review the site periodically.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 1 February 2025.
It was last reviewed on 26 February 2025.
This website was last tested on 26 February 2025 by Silktide with additional manual checks performed by our website team.
This statement was last updated on 28 February 2025.