Site Accessibility

Accessibility Statement 

This accessibility statement applies to the Empyrean website: www.empyrean 

This website is run by Empyrean Digital. 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 font 
  • 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 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. 

Accessibility on this website is guided by government standards and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). WCAG are widely accepted as the international standard for accessibility on the web. 

Whilst we aim to make this website accessible to all users and achieve a WCAG 2.1 conformance level 'AA'; we continually work with stakeholders to ensure that conformance level 'A' is adhered to as a minimum.

If you experience any accessibility issue on this site or have any comments, please contact us.  

How accessible is this website: 

Version 1, published [tbc] 

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

  •   [tbc once we’ve completed testing] 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website 

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us. 

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 

Empyrean 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  AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.   

Non-accessible content 

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Preparation of this accessibility statement 

We have monitoring in place to review the accessibility of the site on an ongoing basis. We use this monitoring to identify and fix any new issues that occur. We also respond to any issues identified quickly and effectively. 

This statement was prepared in October 2022. It will be reviewed in October 2023.