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  • Accessibility statement for DE Board of Governors

    Topics:
    • Schools and infrastructure, 
    • School governors

    This accessibility statement applies only to the DE Board of Governors application.

    This web application is run by Department of Education. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. For example, you should be able to:

    • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
    • zoom in up to 300% without problems
    • 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)

    How accessible this website is

    This website is fully accessible.

    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 the accessibility requirements, contact:

    Email: govapps@education-ni.gov.uk

    Someone in our Governor Policy and Appointments Team will investigate the issue.

    Enforcement procedure

    The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’) in Northern Ireland.

    If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI)(external link opens in a new window / tab).

    Technical information about this website’s accessibility

    The Department of Education 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 web application is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1(external link opens in a new window / tab) AA standard.

    Preparation of this accessibility statement

    This statement was prepared on 9 November 2022. It was last reviewed on 9 November 2022.

    This website was tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level A and level AA, and these tests have been carried out externally and independently.

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    • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
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    • Information on becoming a School Governor
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