Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Quay Accounting Courses and Gloucestershire College websites (https://www.quayaccountingcourses.co.uk and https://www.gloscol.ac.uk).

This website is run by Gloucestershire College. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
  • We’ve 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.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • external forms provided by third-parties have a known issue

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: webaccessibility@gloscol.ac.uk or 0345 155 2020.

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’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Contacting us or visiting us in person

Find out how to contact us here.

If you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Gloucestershire College 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 listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

External Forms

Some campaign pages use a third-party service for forms which have a minor accessibility issues related to the title of the iframe they create. As these are out of the college’s control, it’s not possible to correct. Issues such as this are excluded under The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We have recently launched a new website and WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility will be at the forefront of all aspect of development and content population going forward. Any outstanding issues raised will be fixed.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 23rd April, 2024. It was last reviewed on 23rd April, 2024.

The college is regularly updating the accessibility of our systems and we are currently reviewing all areas of non compliance. This document will be updated in May 2024 when the PDF issues outlined above have been corrected.