Accessibility

Longhurst Group is committed to website accessibility. This website has been tested to W3C AA accessibility standard.

What else are we doing to be accessible?

• Meaningful link titles and addresses are used throughout the site. These are used to aid readability, especially for visually impaired people using screen readers to access the site.
• Cascading Style Sheets or ‘CSS’ are used throughout the site to layout all content, which again aids accessibility by screen readers.
• The text on each page can be resized using different text size options.
• All text resizing has been designed so the design remains consistent, even at the largest text size.
• Alternative style sheets are provided for users without JavaScript enabled to allow them to move between text sizes using means provided by their browser.
• All images related to the content on the site are supported by alternative text or ‘alt text’ which can be accessed by screen readers.
• The content element of each page has been prioritised over associated items such as menus, navigation and related links. This helps people using screen readers to access the most relevant sections of the page first, rather than scrolling through lines of code to find the text they are interested in.
• An internal link allowing users with screen readers to skip to the main navigation featured on each page. This helps users scan page headlines using screen readers and move on to other more appropriate pages quickly.

Helping you make your computer easier to use

To find out about making your computer more accessible and easy to use, see AbilityNet. They have a range of tips and suggestions relating to accessibility issues.

Longhurst Group endeavors to make its website accessible to all internet users and to meeting the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

We are engaged in an ongoing review of compliance and welcome input and advice from our site users, please email us with your comments.

Copyright and Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Longhurst Group does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the content contained in, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of the pages contained in this website. Certain links on this site lead to resources located on servers maintained by third parties over whom Longhurst Group has no control.

Privacy & Data Protection

Longhurst Group imposes restrictions on the use of any personal information you provide with the aim of protecting personal data and your privacy. The personal information you provide will be used for the purposes you specify only and will not be passed to third parties. The law allows you to ask to see and correct data held about you. Questions about data protection should be sent in writing to:

Longhurst Group
Leverett House
Gilbert Drive
Endeavour Park
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 7TQ

Copyright Notice

Longhurst Group authorises you to copy documents or pages published by Longhurst Group on this web site for your own non-commercial use only, provided that your copies retain all copyright or other proprietary notices and any disclaimer contained in such documents or pages.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Longhurst Group and its member companies try to ensure that everyone that comes into contact with the organisation is treated fairly and is not in any way disadvantaged because of age, disability, ethnic origin, class, gender, tenure, marital status, race or sexuality. To make sure this is the case, we monitor and report on our activities to ensure everyone is treated equally.

Registered Office Information

Longhurst Group

A Not-For-Profit organisation in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee (Reg. No. 3958380). Registered Office: Leverett House, Gilbert Drive, Endeavour Park, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7TQ. Registered with the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority under 1996 Housing Act (No. L4277). A member of the National Housing Federation.

Longhurst & Havelok Homes:

An organisation for the provision of housing registered with the Tenant Services Authority (TSA), the Regulator of Social Housing, under the Housing Association Act 1985 (Reg No: L4542). Registered under the Industrial & Provident Societies Act 1965 (Reg No: 30779R) as a charitable Industrial & Provident Society.

Home from Home

Registered Charity No. 104 3178. Registered in England and Wales. Company No. 2999 369. Registered Office: Leverett House, Gilbert Drive, Endeavour Park, Boston PE21 7TQ.

Spire Homes

Spire Homes (LG) Ltd is registered in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee (Reg No 4043921). Registered with the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority under the 1996 Housing Act (No LH4302). Registered Office: 1 Crown Court, Crown Way, Rushden, Northamptonshire NN10 6BS. A member of the National Housing Federation.

Keystone Developments

A Not-For-Profit organisation in England as a Company Limited by Guarantee (Reg No 4285612). Registered Office: Leverett House, Gilbert Drive, Endeavour Park, Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 7TQ.

Friendship Care and Housing

Friendship Care and Housing Limited is a charity incorporated as an Industrial and Provident Society (14713R) and registered with the Homes and Communities Agency and the Tenant Services Authority (LH0413). Registered Office: 50 Newhall Hill, Birmingham B1 3JN.