Accessibility Statement
This accessibility statement applies to Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion (HCC) website at https://hcctrade.co.uk
Using this website
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 assistive technology
zoom in up to 300% 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
use 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 (https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/) 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 :
- Icons that have image text need to be removed to enable re-sizing;
- The purpose of each input field collecting information about the user can be programmatically determined
- Need to remove the need to click to scroll content.
- Some colour contrast issues were found
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, please contact us via the following channels:
Email: info@hybucig.cymru
(UK): 01970 625050
Some of the website information is readily available in alternate formats. Please contact us as above to obtain these.
In order to help us better meet your needs, please tell us the alternate format you would like to receive, and if you use any assistive technology please let us know.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.
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, please email:
info@hybucig.cymru or call: 01970 625050
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websitesand 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) (https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
During the COVID-19 pandemic we would caution against visiting the HCC office in person.
Currently we are not providing a text relay service, audio induction loops, or British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.However we are looking into the feasibility of providing these services.
Find out to how to contact us via our website: https://www.meatpromotion.wales
Call 01970 625050 if you have any accessibility related questions
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
HCC 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 2.1
(https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/) AA standard, due to the following non compliances’:
Form elements and controls
Images & image links
Insufficient Colour Contrast
What we are doing to improve accessibility
The issues raised above are being addressed and will be completed by December 2020 .
The website is under constant review for accessibility. There is ongoing work on the most commonly used assistive technologies - including screen magnifiers, screen readers and speech recognition tools.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 17 November 2020.
This website was last tested in September 2020. The test was carried out by Hive Design Agency Limited.
We used the approach in the following guidance to decide on a sample of pages to test:
Automated and basic manual checks have been conducted on https://hcctrade.co.uk
The site has been tested using the following tools :
Windows 10
Chrome 83.0.4103.116
Edge 83.0.478.58
JAWS 20 / Dragon Naturally Speaking 15/
Critical issues that were found by these tools were catalogued and fixed by the site developers.
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