- Accessibility + Accessibility statement for Find open data
- The website doesn’t have a separate accessibility statement. This is because we’re constantly working to make - Find open data as accessible and usable as possible for every user. + This accessibility statement applies to Find open data at <%= link_to 'https://data.gov.uk/', '/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %>
- Find open data links to several third party sites belonging to other government organisations. We can’t guarantee - that these sites meet our <%= link_to 'accessibility requirements', 'https://www.gov.uk/service-manual/helping-people-to-use-your-service', class: 'govuk-link' %>. + This website is run by the GOV.UK team at the Government Digital Service (GDS). + We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to: +
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- change colours, contrast levels and fonts +
- zoom in up to 300% without problems +
- 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.
- You can read a blog about <%= link_to 'accessibility at GDS', 'https://accessibility.blog.gov.uk/', class: 'govuk-link' %>. + <%= link_to 'AbilityNet', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
- Compatibility with tools + How accessible this website is
- Find open data is designed to be compatible with recent versions of the following screen readers: + We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible for the following reasons:
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- VoiceOver +
- Find open data links to several external websites belonging to other government organisations. We cannot guarantee that these websites meet our accessibility requirements. +
- Some data sets have broken links.
+ Feedback and contact information +
+- The site is also designed to be compatible with: + If you need any part of this service in a different format like large print, audio recording or braille, please contact the data set publisher. + Their contact details should be on the data set’s page.
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- basic operating system screen magnifiers, such as ZoomText magnifier -
- speech recognition software, such as Dragon Naturally Speaking -
- operating system speech packages -
+ 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, please select ‘Report a problem’ on the data.gov.uk <%= link_to 'Support page', '/support', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %>. +
- Get help + Enforcement procedure
- AbilityNet provides guidance about how to: + 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, <%= link_to 'contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)', 'https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %>.
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- <%= link_to 'make your mouse easier to use', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/making-your-mouse-easier-to-use/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
- <%= link_to 'use your keyboard instead of a mouse', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/category/keyboard-shortcuts/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
- <%= link_to 'talk to your device', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/talking-to-your-device/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
- <%= link_to 'make your device talk to you', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/category/making-your-mobile-or-tablet-talk/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
- <%= link_to 'make text larger', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/making-text-larger/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
- <%= link_to 'change your colours', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/changing-your-colours/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
- <%= link_to 'magnify the screen', 'https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/magnifying-the-screen/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link' %> -
+ Technical information about this website’s accessibility +
+ ++ GDS 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 <%= link_to 'Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1','https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/', target: :blank, class: 'govuk-link'%> 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 +
+ ++ Find open data links to several external websites belonging to other government organisations. We cannot guarantee that these websites meet our accessibility requirements. This is not a fail under any specific WCAG criterion, but should be looked at in order to maximise accessibility. +
+ ++ Some data sets have broken links. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 (Link Purpose). +
+ ++ How we tested this website +
+ ++ We commissioned an expert agency (Digital Accessibility Centre) to review the website. +
+ ++ What we’re doing to improve accessibility +
+ ++ We will adopt improvements to the GOV.UK design system as part of any future work on Find Open Data. +
+ ++ Preparation of this accessibility statement +
+ ++ This statement was prepared on 21 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 22 September 2020. +
+ ++ This website was last tested in May 2019. The test was carried out by Digital Accessibility Centre. +