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Accessibility Statement
At the William Henry Smith School & Sixth Form, we are committed to making our website as accessible as possible for all users, regardless of ability or technology. We want everyone who visits the William Henry Smith School & Sixth Form website to feel welcome and find the experience rewarding.
Using our website
This website has been designed with accessibility in mind. We aim to ensure that:
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The site is navigable using a keyboard
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Text is clear and easy to understand
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Colour contrasts meet accessibility standards
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The site works well with screen readers and other assistive technologies
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Pages reflow correctly when zoomed in up to 400%
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Forms and interactive features are accessible
How accessible is our website?
We know some parts of the website are not fully accessible:
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Some PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
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Certain older videos may not have captions or transcripts
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Third-party plugins or embedded content may not meet the same accessibility standards
We are working to fix these issues and ensure that all future content meets accessibility requirements.
How we are improving accessibility
We regularly review our website and work with our website provider to make improvements where possible.
Our aim is to meet the standards outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.
We are also exploring ways to make historical documents and resources more accessible.
Reporting Accessibility Issues
If you experience any difficulty accessing information on this site, or if you would like content in a different format, please contact us:
general@thesmithfoundation.org.uk
01484 710123
The William Henry Smith School, Boothroyd Lane, Brighouse, HD6 3JW
We’ll do our best to respond promptly and help provide the information you need.