BUILDING

There is wheelchair access to all ground floor galleries.

We welcome all type of wheelchairs (manual and electric) and Class 1 and 2 mobility scooters. Where possible, we aim to accommodate Class 3 mobility scooters into our gallery spaces, however, there may be times where this isn’t possible due to the space available. We can offer visitors the use of portable seating. We also welcome Class 3 mobility scooter with prior arrangement.

Please note: the use of electric e-scooters is strictly prohibited in all areas of the building.

We welcome registered guide dogs, hearing dogs and assistance dogs only in the gallery spaces.

There is parking for disabled badge holders on Queen Street, and in the car park situated beside the gallery.

Please see https://www.accessable.co.uk/blackpool-council/access-guides/grundy-art-gallery-lancashire for our most recent access guide (July 2017).

 

WEBSITE

This website thegrundy.org is run by the Grundy Art Gallery which is part of Blackpool Council. We are committed to making our website as accessible and usable as possible in accordance with The Public Sector Bodies (Website and Mobile Applications) Accessibility Regulations 2018 No.952.

We last tested for accessibility on 1st August 2020.

We are actively working to improve the accessibility and usability of our website and aim to meet AA standard of the WCAG 2.1 guidelines as a minimum.

For example that means you should be able to:
• Change colours, contrast levels and fonts via browser or plug in
• Zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
• Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• Listen to most of the website using a screen reader
• We have made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

Our site works best on the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, and other browsers. If you do not have the latest version we recommend upgrading.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Alt-tags
Where images are displayed on our site we use alternative text (alt-tags) to describe the content.

PDFs and non-HTML documents
We are committed to uploading fully accessible non-HTML documents to our website.

How accessible is this website
We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible:
• You tube links to videos that we upload do not have an obvious play button.
• We will sometimes use SoundCloud to give you a wider engagement experience and there is not an obvious play button.

What to do if you can’t access parts of the website
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print we will do our best to support you:
email: grundyartgallery@blackpool.gov.uk
call: 01253 478170

We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 days. Please add ‘Accessibility’ into your subject header.

Reporting accessibility problems with this site
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 grundyartgallery@blackpool.gov.uk.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are committed to inclusive design for anything we produce for digital engagement and we are committed to testing our new designs and produce with a diverse range of audiences. To do this, we will work with local, regional and national arts sector organisations such as Disability First, SHAPE and Venture Arts, to keep appraised of best practice understand how improvements to our services can be made and implemented.

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).

Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 7th August 2020. It was last reviewed on 7th August 2020.
This website was last tested in July 2020; the test was carried out by our own internal officers and website developers using manual and automated tests.