{"id":658,"date":"2025-03-14T09:43:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T09:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.aphascientific.com\/?page_id=658"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:35:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:35:12","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.aphascientific.com\/accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fc-block-fc-breadcrumb\"><div class=\"pg-sec-inner no-padding-bottom default-padding-left default-padding-right\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.aphascientific.com\/\">APHA Scientific<\/a><\/span> &gt; <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Accessibility Statement<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-fc-block-fc-text-column pg-sec\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"pg-sec-inner default-padding-bottom default-padding-left default-padding-right\"><div class=\"has-1-columns column-width-70 align-left\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-fc-block-fc-text-inner pg-sec fifty-flex-cols-col main-content default-spacing has-black-bullet-color\"><div>\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-main-header-font-size\">Accessibility Statement for public APHA Scientific services<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">APHA Scientific 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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This accessibility statement applies to <a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/http\/www.aphascientific.com\">www.aphascientific.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is run by the APHA Scientific webmaster. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>zoom in up to 300% without problems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>navigate most of the website using speech recognition software<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>use most of the website using a screen reader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sub-header-font-size\">How accessible this website is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliance(s) and\/or the exemptions listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>some pages and document attachments are not written in plain English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>some tables do not have row headings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will update the statement when issues are fixed or when we expect them to be fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sub-header-font-size\">Feedback and contact information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tell us if you need information in a different format by emailing&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:webmaster@apha.gov.uk\"><u>aphascientific@apha.gov.uk<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your message, include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the web address (URL) of the content<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>your email address and name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the format you need &#8211; for example, plain text, braille,&nbsp;BSL, large print or audio CD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>if you need a PDF in an accessible format<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">Reporting accessibility problems with this website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or you think we\u2019re not meeting the accessibility requirements,&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:aphascientific@apha.gov.uk\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">Enforcement procedure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you contact us with a complaint and you\u2019re not happy with our response\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.equalityadvisoryservice.com\/\">contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>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 \u2018accessibility regulations\u2019).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sub-header-font-size\">Technical information about this website\u2019s accessibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">APHA Scientific is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sub-header-font-size\">Compliance status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This website is partially compliant with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\"><u>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2<\/u><\/a>&nbsp;AA standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">Non-accessible content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some tables in content do not have table row headers when needed. This means assistive technologies will not read the tables correctly. This fails&nbsp;WCAG&nbsp;2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some pages cannot be found through more than one type of navigation. This fails&nbsp;WCAG&nbsp;2.1 success criterion 2.4.5 (Multiple Ways).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some content looks like headings but is not. This makes it difficult for screen reader users to navigate the page. This fails\u00a0WCAG\u00a02.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-HTML documents published before September 2018 do not need to be accessible &#8211; unless users need them to use a service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">How we tested this website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines v2.2 level A and level AA to test how accessible this website is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to decide on a sample of pages to test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-small-header-font-size\">What we\u2019re doing to improve accessibility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Departments and agencies are urgently fixing content which fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard. We will update this page when issues are fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sub-header-font-size\">Preparation of this accessibility statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This statement was prepared on June 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"themeMeta_All_OldLink":"","themeMeta_All_RecordAuthor":"","themeMeta_All_Excerpt":"","themeMeta_General_ListingImageURL":"","themeMeta_General_ListingImageID":"","themeMeta_General_SearchExclude":"include","themeMeta_LLM_Include":"exclude","themeMeta_LLM_LinkDetail":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-658","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/blue-sea-697d.quartiers047.workers.dev:443\/https\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Accessibility Statement &#8212; 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