{"id":47,"date":"2020-11-15T22:13:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T22:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localhost\/catapult-website\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2024-10-16T14:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T13:05:09","slug":"accessibility-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catapult.org.uk\/accessibility-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"alignfull title-banner \" style=\"margin-top:30px;background:#DCDCDC\">\n\n                        <div class=\"row ml-auto mr-auto w-100\" style=\"max-width:1280px;\">        <div class=\"pb-5 pt-5 col-md-12\">            <div class=\"tbLeftContent h-100 d-flex flex-column justify-content-center\" style=\"padding-left:40px;border-left:solid #FE5000 10px;\">                   <div class=\"titleContainer\">                           <h2 style=\"color:#163D4B;\" class=\"titleBanner mb-0\">Accessibility Policy<\/h2>                   <\/div>                       <p class=\"mt-4 mb-0\" style=\"font-size:1.125rem;font-weight:700;color:black;\">The Catapult Network is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for all users, including those with disabilities. Our aim is to provide an inclusive and user-friendly experience by adhering to recognised accessibility standards.<\/p>            <\/div>                <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-blue-2-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3654d51469d21ed1c4cdc3a8f491ce9c\" id=\"yui_patched_v3_11_0_1_1457972249075_359\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"skipnav-target\">Accessibility statement for our website<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>This statement applies to content published on the <a href=\"http:\/\/catapult.org.uk\">catapult.org.uk<\/a>\u00a0domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We want as many people as possible to be able to use and understand our website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our accessibility commitment includes making sure that our website visitors can:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>easily understand our web pages by making the content as simple as possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>zoom in up to 200% on a web page without the text spilling off the screen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>including alternative text for images used on the site<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>including subtitles and captions for video and audio content on the site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How accessible this website is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some parts of our website are not fully accessible. For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PDF documents can not be made fully accessible to all screen reader software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>some older videos may not feature captions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>many videos are embedded from YouTube and may feature labelling from YouTube itself, which could be incorrect or not sufficiently descriptive, you can visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@catapultnetwork\">our YouTube channel<\/a>\u00a0to see more of our videos<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus visibility and colour contrast is being improved on some parts of the website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alternative text for images is being updated for some images <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to do if you cannot access parts of this website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need information on this website in a different format, email the web team:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:enquires@catapultnetwork.org.uk\">enquiries@catapultnetwork.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Include in your email the web address of the content (specific URL) and the format you need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk\/\">AbilityNet<\/a>&nbsp;has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reporting accessibility problems with this website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we\u2019re not meeting accessibility requirements, email the web team:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">enquiries@catapultnetwork.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enforcement procedure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Equality and Human Rights Commission is responsible for enforcing the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/852\/contents\/made\">public sector bodies (websites and mobile applications) (No.2) accessibility regulations 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you make a complaint and you\u2019re not happy with how we respond, you can contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityadvisoryservice.com\/\">Equality Advisory and Support Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical information about this website\u2019s accessibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovate UK Catapult Network is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the public sector bodies (websites and mobile applications) (No. 2) accessibility regulations 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website is partially compliant with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\">web content accessibility guidelines version 2.1<\/a>&nbsp;AA standard, due to certain non-compliances and exemptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-accessible content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:&nbsp;PDFs and other documents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of our PDFs and other document types may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are developing a document format using html web pages, which will be more accessible than PDFs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are working with suppliers and third parties to ensure that the accessibility of documents is planned for at creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are often required to publish documents quickly to the website and plan to retrospectively publish an accessible version once one is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where documents are not in the format you need, you can get in touch with us at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">enquiries@catapultnetwork.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Disproportionate burden: PDFs and other documents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We have assessed that fixing every document on <a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">catapult.org.uk<\/a> would be a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/952\/regulation\/7\/made\">disproportionate burden<\/a>\u00a0within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe that the benefit of assigning staff to immediately fix all documents on <a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">catapult.org.uk<\/a> would not be justified, as the documents have a low level of usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have prioritised ensuring the top 5% most viewed documents on <a href=\"http:\/\/catapult.org.uk\">catapult.org.uk<\/a> are in an accessible format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the regulations: PDFs and other documents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our older PDFs and Microsoft Office documents may not meet accessibility standards. For example, they may not be marked up so they are accessible to a screen reader. These include historic reports and case studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accessibility regulations&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/952\/regulation\/4\/made\">do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018.<\/a>&nbsp;We will not replace these documents with accessible versions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where possible, any new PDFs or Microsoft Office documents we publish will meet accessibility standards. Where this is not possible, we will endeavour to make the information available in an accessible format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need documents in a different format like accessible PDF, large print please email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">enquiries@catapultnetwork.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the regulations: live video<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because this is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/952\/regulation\/4\/made\">exempt from meeting accessibility regulations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:\u00a0Focus visibility and colour contrast<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We are developing our website to ensure focus visibility and colour contrast are accessible across all pages of our website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where focus visibility and colour contrast are hampering your use of the website, you can get in touch with us at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">enquiries@catapultnetwork.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:\u00a0Alternative text<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We are updating our website to ensure all imagery has alternative text to improve user experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Where images are without alternative text on the website, please let us know at:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:web@ukri.org\">enquiries@catapultnetwork.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What we\u2019re doing to improve accessibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re working with the Government Digital Service to test the accessibility of the site for compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we continue to develop the website and its content, we will re-audit and test the website for accessibility on a regular basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:53px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preparation of this accessibility statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This statement was prepared on 16th October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website was last tested on 9th September 2024. 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