Our accessibility roadmap shows how we plan to improve accessibility on www.npsa.gov.uk
Roadmap of planned fixes
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Issue |
Resolution |
Target date |
Group |
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Where the <area> element is used, it lacks a text alternative |
Text alternative will be added to the <area> elements |
December 2023 |
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There is no ‘Skip to main content’ option that would enable users to skip repeated content in the page header. |
A ‘Skip to main content’ option will be added to each page. |
Fixed |
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Some iframe elements may lack an appropriate name. |
Names to be added to all iframe elements. |
December 2023 |
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Opening PDFs on the ‘Workplace Behaviours Campaign’ page results in unexpected text being announced. |
This will be corrected so that appropriate text is announced. |
Fixed |
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When navigating between tabs on the ‘Who we work with’ page, the updating of content is not announced by a screen reader. |
This will be corrected so that appropriate announcements are made. |
December 2023 |
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Buttons within the navigational header do not contain an accessible name. |
Accessible names will be added. |
December 2023 |
Buttons |
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Some user interface components, such as ‘Play Video buttons, do not meet the minimum contrast ratio. |
These will be identified and changed to an accessible contrast ratio. |
March 2024 |
Buttons |
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Some links may have the same name but navigate users to a different page. |
These will be identified, and more meaningful link names given. |
December 2023 |
Links |
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Some images do not have a text alternative. |
These will be identified, and text alternatives added. |
December 2023 |
Images |
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Not all form fields have an associated form label. |
These will be identified, and an appropriate form label added. |
December 2023 |
Forms |
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Where a CAPTCHA is present, a text alternative to complete the CAPTCHA is not present. |
Text alternatives will be added to CAPTCHA. |
December 2023 |
Forms |
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Some form fields lack an error message informing users where the error lies. |
These will be identified and meaningful error messages applied. |
December 2023 |
Forms |
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Some pages may contain empty headings. |
These will be identified, and appropriate text added. |
December 2023 |
Formatting |
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Not all links contain additional styling to identify them as links. |
These will be identified, and consistent styling applied. |
December 2023 |
Formatting |
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Some videos may lack a text-based transcript. |
All videos will contain a text transcript in English at a minimum. |
March 2024 |
Videos |
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Some Word documents contain non-inline graphics or objects without a text alternative. |
These will be identified, and appropriate text alternatives added. |
March 2024 |
Images |
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Use of mobile screen readers are unable to interact with drop-downs and filters |
A project focused on mobile and tablet screen readers will be undertaken on 24/25. |
September 2024 |
Mobile |
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Inaccessible PDFs and Word documents |
PDFs and Word documents form a considerable proportion of legacy NPSA guidance, including downloadable assets. An enhanced content review process will identify where these are to be retired, replaced with HTML pages or left as they are. Correcting all of these issues will constitute a disproportionate burden. |
Ongoing |
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Some PDF documents may lack an appropriate title. |
Work is ongoing to improve accessibility of PDF documents and is linked to an enhanced content review process. |
Ongoing |
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Some PDF documents may not have identified the language of the file. |
Work is ongoing to improve accessibility of PDF documents and is linked to an enhanced content review process. |
Ongoing |
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Some PDFs do not contain XMP Metadata. |
Work is ongoing to improve accessibility of PDF documents and is linked to an enhanced content review process. |
Ongoing |
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Not always possible to change device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it difficult to view content. |
These include a number of interactive or bespoke online tools created by third parties. They will be addressed as part of the enhanced content review process, where they may be retired and replaced with updated, accessible tools. Amending all of these will constitute a disproportionate burden. |
Ongoing |
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