Accessibility statement
This accessibility statement applies to sais.gov.uk
This website is run by The Scottish Sports Council Trust Company.
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 the text spilling off the screen
- 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
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- some maps do not have text alternatives
- some form fields have missing or misplaced labels
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- [email protected]
- 01479 861 264
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working days.
If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.
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, contact:
01479861264
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).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.
Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.
Find out how to contact us – https://www.sais.gov.uk/
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
sportscotland 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 content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Skip to main content links
- The site does not include links to skip to main content. This makes it difficult for screen reader users to use the site.
- This fails WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria 2.4.1
- We plan to address this with the next refresh of the website.
Contrast ratios
- Some of the text on the site does not have sufficient contrast against its background.
- This fails WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria 1.4.3
- We plan to address this with the next refresh of the website.
Heading structures
- Heading are used inconsistently and sometimes skip levels.
- This fails WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria 2.4.6
- We plan to address this as we review existing content and develop new content.
Forms
- Some of our forms are difficult to navigate using a screen reader because some form controls are missing a ‘label’ tag.
- This fails the following WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria 2.4.6
- When we publish new forms we’ll make sure our use of forms meets accessibility standards.
Maps
- Some information presented in maps does not have a text equivalent.
- This fails WCAG 2.1 success criteria 1.1.1
- We plan to address this with the next refresh of the website.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services.
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix [example of non-essential document].
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are continually looking to make improvements to the usability and accessibility of our websites. Accessibility is a priority for any future developments to the site and we will work to address any specific accessibility issues reported by users of the site using the contact details above.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 17 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 17 September 2020.
This website was last tested on 17 September 2020. The test was carried out by sportscotland.
We tested pages based upon their usage (most popular) and the ones that would have the greatest impact for users if they were not accessible.