What accessible content is

Everyone who creates, edits or commissions content for Nottinghamshire County Council websites is responsible for making sure it is accessible.

This includes content you:

• create yourself
• commission external organisations to create for Nottinghamshire County Council

Accessibility is a shared responsibility. You are not expected to be an expert, but you are expected to follow council guidance and consider accessibility when preparing or publishing content.

Making accessibility part of your work

You should aim to consider accessibility as part of your everyday content work, even if content is not published on the website.

This is because your content is often:

• shared with colleagues or the public
• reused later on a website
• published in a different format or channel

Thinking about accessibility early helps avoid problems later and makes content easier to reuse.

Making content accessible:

• helps everyone use and understand information
• ensures the people you share it with can access it, including people with disabilities
• supports content that may be reused or published in the future
• builds good habits and confidence in creating accessible content