This document details how we will fix the known accessibility issues with our website at www.copfs.gov.uk.
Accessibility issue: Word document forms
Some of our forms are Microsoft Office Word documents, created after September 2018, and have not been created with accessibility in mind. Therefore, they do not meet all necessary WCAG 2.1AA success criteria.
These forms also need to be downloaded by the user and emailed back.
How we will fix this
We will convert our forms which are made in Microsoft Word to be accessible by March 2024. We will then work develop our website to include an online form solution by December 2024.
Accessibility issue: non-accessible PDFs
Some of our publications are PDF documents, created after September 2018, and have not been created with accessibility in mind. Therefore, they do not meet all necessary WCAG 2.1AA success criteria.
How we will fix this
We will convert as many of our PDFs as possible to accessible HTML publications by December 2024.
Where a PDF publication is not able to be converted to HTML, we will ensure the PDF is accessible as possible by December 2024.
Roadmap of planned fixes
| Issue | Resolution | Target date |
|---|---|---|
|
Accessibility audit is inaccurate |
Re-audit of website by Storm |
Fixed |
|
Some PDF documents post Sept 2018 are inaccessible |
Convert to HTML documents where possible |
December 2024 |
|
Some PDF documents post Sept 2018 are inaccessible |
Convert to accessible PDFs where HTML documents are not possible |
December 2024 |
|
Word document forms are not accessible |
Convert Word document forms to accessible Word documents |
June 2024 |
|
Word document forms are not accessible |
Implement accessible online form solution |
December 2024 |
|
Diversity email address incorrect |
Correct the email address |
Fixed |
|
COPFS logo in header |
Add <title> and aria-labelled by attributes to the logo SVG |
Fixed |
|
Focus order |
Storm to implement various fixes for focus order issues |
Fixed |
|
Focus visible |
Fix issues so user receives different actions. |
Fixed |
|
Phone number does not contain visible text to assistive technologies |
Update <a> tag with visible text |
Fixed |
|
Link purpose text |
Improve text used for link labels to make it clearer for screen readers what the purpose of the link is. |
Fixed |
|
Parsing |
Common Head and Footer elements need review. Trailing slashes on self-closing tags should be removed where required / possible. Ensure all links have a valid target. |
Fixed |
|
Contrast |
Fix CSS bug |
Fixed |
|
Headings and labels |
Make heading labels unique on each page |
Fixed |
|
Name, role, value |
Various fixes |
Fixed |
|
Helptext fields |
Improve recommended helptext |
Fixed |
|
Date picker inaccessible |
Alternative date picker to be implemented |
Fixed |
|
Link titles |
Remove text in ‘link title’ field as this confuses screen readers and can only be used with a mouse. |
Fixed |