This accessibility statement applies to content published by COPNI’s Content Management System on the copni.org domain.

This website is run by COPNI. Digital accessibility is a primary consideration in our web development practice as we want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

We are continuously working towards making this website an inclusive and user-friendly platform. Our goal is to provide equal access to information and services for all visitors, including those with disabilities. We strive to ensure that our website is usable and accessible to the widest possible audience.

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts

  • zoom in up to 400 per cent 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.

How accessible this website is

Every effort has been made to make this website accessible and easy to use for everyone, no matter what browser you choose to use, and whether or not you have any disabilities.

We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, we welcome any feedback on areas you think are unclear. 

Contact us by email: info@copni.org.

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible, and we’re actively working to address these issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.

If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, please get in touch via email info@copni.org.

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 request or complaint, please call ECNI on 028 9050 0600 and ask to speak with one of their Discrimination Advice Officers in their Legal Division, or email information@equalityni.org. 

Find out more about the enforcement procedure.

Technical information about this website's accessibility

We're 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.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some documents are in PDF/Word/Excel format and are not accessible

We are actively working to address these issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website.

Disproportionate burden

We are not claiming disproportionate burden for this website.

Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

How we tested this website

A high standard of quality control is conducted to ensure usability, accessibility and functionality ​of the website.

Both a mix of manual checking by expert developers and automated software (SortSite and Axe) to check key pages of the website for accessibility issues.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are continually reviewing the accessibility of our website. This will provide us with the insights required to assess and improve aspects of our websites that do not conform to level AA of the WCAG 2.1.

We have scheduled regular accessibility reviews of the website and accessibility statement.

We aim to resolve any outstanding accessibility issues by April 2025.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 25th March 2024.

This website was last tested for accessibility on 25th March 2024 by our website support company.

Our website support company Green17 is responsible for implementing accessibility fixes. This statement will be reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis.