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Accessibility statement

CDAS is committed to ensuring our website is accessible to as many people as possible. 

This accessibility statement applies to the Stoke-on-Trent Community Drugs and Alcohol Service website

The CDAS Partnership (comprising We Are With You, North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust, and BAC O’Connor), is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • navigate the site using a keyboard or screen reader
  • resize text and content without loss of clarity or functionality 
  • View pages clearly on different devices and screen sizes
  • Change contrast levels
  • Increase text size, spacing, and line height
  • Use a dyslexia-friendly font option 
  • Adjust colour saturation 
  • Hide images to view the site as text only
  • Use a large cursor
  • Translate each page into different languages

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

Compliance status 

This website meets Level AA conformance of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), and we aim to meet keyboard accessibility and assistive technologies such as screen readers.

How to make adjustments

You can make changes to suit your needs by using the accessibility widget located on the bottom right-hand corner of each page. With this tool, you can: 

  • Change the contrast 
  • Make text bigger
  • Adjust line height and text spacing
  • Switch to a dyslexia-friendly font
  • Reduce colour saturation
  • Hide images for a text-only view
  • Use a larger cursor
  • Translate the page into different languages 

Non-accessible content 

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

(a) the content is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

Maps

We use Google Maps to present interactive maps. We know that these maps are not accessible to some people. We don’t currently have a plan in place to change our maps as they are exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

As an alternative to the map, our full address is also provided in the footer of all pages. If you cannot access the map, you can also email us for directions or use the contact information provided below to get in touch.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are continuing to test the website to identify non-accessible content and working with our website provider to improve accessibility.

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:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 days.

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, email us on digital@wearewithyou.org.uk.

If you cannot access 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: digital@wearewithyou.org.uk

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).

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