Accessibility

Accessibility statement for DfE Architecture

This accessibility statement applies to DfE Architecture at https://dfe-digital.github.io/architecture/.

This website is run by the architecture community at the Department for Education (DfE). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

change colours, contrast levels and fonts
zoom in up to 300% without problems
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

Currently the website should be fully accessible and there are no linked images or documents on the pages which could cause accessibility issues.

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact architecture.profession@education.gov.uk with details of your request.

We’ll aim to reply within 3 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, email architecture.profession@education.gov.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).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

DfE is 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, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The following pages contain PNG images which are not fully explained in the text:

These issues partially fail or fail WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.5 Images of Text.

There are also parts of this documentation that are not accessible because of issues caused by the Technical Documentation Template.

How we tested this website

We last tested this website for accessibility issues in September 2020.

We used manual and automated tests to look for issues such as:

lack of keyboard accessibility
link text that’s not descriptive
non-unique or non-hierarchical headings
italics, bold or block capital formatting
inaccessible formatting in general
inaccessible language
inaccessible diagrams or images
lack of colour contrast for text, important graphics and controls
images not having meaningful alt text
problems when using assistive technologies such as screen readers and screen magnifiers

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

When we publish new content, we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

We plan to fix the issues with the images by the end of December 2021.

This statement was prepared on 24 September 2020. It was last updated on 1 October 2021.