Accessibility statement: Implementation of electronic survey and certification systems
Published 6 July 2022
This statement applies to content published on the https://maritimewindowuk.azurewebsites.net domain.
This website is run by VISMA. It is designed to be used as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand.
You should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate some of the website using speech recognition software
- interact with some of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
How accessible this website is
Whilst we have endeavored to ensure the accessibility of our site, we know from several accessibility reports that parts of this website are not fully accessible.
For example:
- some tables do not have row headings
- some documents have poor colour contrast
- some heading elements are not consistent
- some images do not have image descriptions
- most buttons are not correctly identified
We are actively working to address these limitations and we will update the statement when issues are fixed or when we expect them to be fixed.
Feedback and contact information
If you require information on this website in a different format, please contact us via:
Email: pelorus.support@mcga.gov.uk or hqsurvey@mcga.gov.uk.
In your message, include:
- the web address (URL) of the content
- your email address and name
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
If you have any accessibility query including:
- issues with accessing information or using this website
- an accessibility problem not listed on this statement
- any positive feedback about this website’s accessibility
Contact us via:
Email: pelorus.support@mcga.gov.uk or hqsurvey@mcga.gov.uk.
Your information will help us improve the website for all users.
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 contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Maritime and Coastguard Agency is committed to making this 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 content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- Content inserted with CSS is not read by some screen readers, and not available to people who turn off style sheets. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships)
- The language attribute cannot correctly identify the language of the page. This means screen readers may not be able to pronounce words correctly. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.1.1 (Language of Page)
- The CSS outline or border style on an element makes it difficult or impossible to see the dotted link focus outline. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.7 (Focus Visible)
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Non-HTML documents published before September 2018 do not need to be accessible - unless users need them to use a service.
How we tested this website
We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA to test how accessible this site is.
We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) and technical evaluation tool to test all of the pages for https://maritimewindowuk.azurewebsites.net.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 18 June 2021. It was last reviewed on 6 July 2022.