This accessibility statement applies to the North Yorks Moors National Park Authority's website.
1. Website accessibility
This website is run by North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA). 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 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
- 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.
2. How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:
- you can’t modify the line height or spacing of text
- most older PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software
- some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
- you can’t skip to the main content when using a screen reader
3. Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print or easy read:
Email: info@northyorkmoors.org.uk
Call:
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in a maximum of 10 days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: info@northyorkmoors.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).
4. Technical information about this website’s accessibility - Compliance status
NYMNPA is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations - Non-accessible content
Navigation and accessing information
Some pages contain tables, this doesn’t meet WCAG 2.2 level AA success criterion 1.3.1. We aim to remove all tables by April 2026.
Issues with text
We aim to fix any non-descriptive link text by April 2027 (for example where link text says 'Click here'). When we publish new content, we’ll make sure link text meets accessibility standards.
We are working to ensure that as much text as possible has a reading age of 11 or below.
Issues with contrast
We dont believe there to be any current issues with contrast colours but we will regularly check pages against the WCAG 2.2 level AA to ensure compliance
Interactive tools and transactions
Some of our interactive forms are difficult to navigate using a keyboard because some parts of the form do not have a label.
the form on our newsletters page contains a form provided by a 3rd party, this form does not meet WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value: ARIA roles used must conform to valid values.
Issue found using Deque Axe.
Incorrect use of ARIA attributes can cause conflicts with semantic HTML elements which may cause errors in assistive technology and make accessibility worse for a user. ARIA defines which attributes are allowed and where.
ARIA attributes can cause issues where:
- an invalid attribute or attribute value is used
- attribute names or values are spelt incorrectly
- an invalid role has been assigned
- an attribute is missing when it is required
We are working with the 3rd party and aim to have this resolved by April 2027
PDFs and other documents
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services, but may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criterion 4.1.2.
By April 2027, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish should meet accessibility standards.
5. Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Many of our older PDFs, Word and Excel Documents don’t meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.2 level AA success criterion 4.1.2.
As part of our Open data requirements we publish a number of scanned legal paper documents pdf's . We have used tools to make these as accessible as possible.
The accessibility regulations don’t require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we don’t plan to fix old PDF newsletters, posters or campaign materials that might still be published and accessed through our website.
Plain English
We aim to use plain language and avoid unnecessary jargon and acronyms on this website. However there are pages or documents, such as planning documents or National Park Authority reports, where complex or technical language is often necessary and used.
Third party content
Our site includes third party content and functionality.
Depending on our relationship with the third party, we cannot always guarantee its accessibility.
Links to other websites
Where we link to other websites that may offer benefits to our users, we are not responsible for the accessibility of these or any other websites we don't manage.
Using third party content or functionality on our website
We sometimes feature third party content or functionality on our website. This may include:
- survey tools to collect feedback from users
- insight tools which tell us how people are using the website
- applications for creating forms and storing data
Where we choose to feature third party content or functionality on our website, we are responsible for ensuring it meets accessibility standards.
If we have paid for content to be created, or have a contractual relationship with the commissioner, we ensure accessibility guidelines are met as part of contractual obligations.
Where we are legally required to feature third party content or functionality, we cannot reasonably accept responsibility for ensuring it meets accessibility standards. However, where it is within our control, we will make every reasonable effort to work towards meeting accessibility requirements.
Third party platforms
We often create content which is hosted on third party platforms. This includes:
- content we create for social media, such as Instagram or Facebook
- video which we post on YouTube
- data we supply to national databases
We are responsible for ensuring the content we supply meets accessibility requirements; however, we are not responsible for the accessibility of the platform itself.
For example, when we add video to our YouTube channel, we will ensure any subtitling, captions and audio-description are included as required. However, we are not responsible for the accessibility of the video player itself.
6. Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 30/04/2021.
This website was last tested on 30 April 2026. The test was carried out by the Digital Government Service using both simple manual checks and automated test software.
They tested:
- Our homepage
- Newsletters
- Things to do
- Communities
- Contact the press office
- Full Public SNPA Agenda PDF (this file no longer exists)
- Accessibility statement
The statement was last reviewed on 22 July 2026.
We aim to test seven randomly selected pages every 3 months from July 2021.
7. What we're doing to improve accessibility
We are considering linking with a third party accessibility consultancy to help us to improve our accessibility. We have also invested in axe DevTools Pro subscription to allow automated testing of pages.
8. Useful links
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2)