Accessibility statement

Decorative images have text descriptions

The tile icon images contain text descriptions which aren't relevant to the meaning or purpose of the content.

1.1.1. Non-text Content / A

Images are missing text descriptions

The Money and Pensions Service logo image doesn't have a text description.

1.1.1. Non-text Content / A

Images have inappropriate or inaccurate text descriptions

Twitter feed images have inappropriate or inaccurate text descriptions.

1.1.1. Non-text Content / A

Video-only content has no media alternative

Videos with only visual content have no media alternative.

1.2.1. Audio-only & Video-only / A

Page regions aren't defined or labelled

The page region for the main content isn’t marked up in the HTML.

1.2.1. Audio-only & Video-only / A

Headings aren't marked up as HMTL headings

The 'Get all the latest news on our progress and join the conversation' text is styled as a heading but not marked up in the HTML as a heading element.

1.3.1. Info and Relationships / A

Heading markup is used for text styles

Page text is styled using HTML heading elements.

1.3.1. Info and Relationships / A

Form labels, instructions or errors aren't associated with their related form fields

Form errors, which provide information about the kind of input required, aren't explicitly associated with form fields.

1.3.1. Info and Relationships / A

Headings aren't marked up as HMTL headings

Page text is styled as headings but not marked up in the HTML as heading elements.

1.3.1. Info and Relationships / A

The purpose of form inputs isn't identified

The input purpose of form fields collecting personal information isn't identified or the autocomplete value is incorrect.

1.3.5. Identity Input Purpose / AA

Content doesn't reflow to adapt to small viewport sizes

In the the Pensions Take-up Dashboard content or functionality is obscured, cut off, missing or requires horizontal and vertical scrolling at small viewport sizes.

1.4.10. Reflow / AA

Focus indicators have insufficient colour contrast

Custom focus indicators have insufficient colour contrast against the background and/or associated components.

1.4.11. Non-text Contrast / AA

Content or hover or focus is not dismissible, hoverable or persistent

Pointer hover or keyboard focus triggers additional dropdown menu content in the main navigation which isn't dismissible.

1.4.13. Content on Hover or Focus / AA

Text has insufficient colour contrast

There's insufficient contrast between link text and background colour when focused.

1.4.3. Contrast (Minimum) / AA

Images of text are used in the content

Images of text are used that could otherwise be styled or presented visually.

1.4.5. Images of Text / AA

Dropdown menus can’t be controlled or accessed using a screen reader

The main navigation dropdown menu controls can be used with a mouse and the keyboard tab key but, not with a screen reader virtual cursor.

2.1.1. Keyboard / A

Interactive controls can't be used with a keyboard

Interactive elements can be used with a mouse but not with a keyboard. These include:

• show keyboard shortcuts button
  
• bookmark button
• the carousel pagination buttons
• the carousel previous and next buttons.

2.1.1. Keyboard / A

The link targets aren’t focusable

The 'What you will learn' links don’t focus their target elements. And the Back to top links scroll  the page to the top but, keyboard focus doesn’t return to the beginning of the page.

2.4.1. Bypass Blocks / A

Non-interactive elements in tabindex

In the the Pensions Take-up Dashboard Non-interactive and empty elements are included in the page tabindex and the tab order for the content skips between different sections and doesn't follow the logical order of the content.

2.4.3. Focus Order / A

Links don't sufficiently convey their purpose

The Read more links don't have sufficient information or provide enough context for people to easily determine what the link will do, or where it will go.

2.4.4. Link Purpose (In Context) / A

Focusable elements don't have a visible indication of focus

The board member image links don't have a visible indication of their focus state.

2.4.7. Focus Visible / AA

The accessible name doesn't contain or match the visible label text

The name of the change language link doesn't contain the text that's presented visually.

2.5.3. Label in Name / A

The language of the page content isn't defined

The language of the Sign-up form page content isn't programmatically defined..

3.1.1. Language of Page / AA

Required form inputs have no indication that they're required

The Money Guiders Programme Contact Form requires input but this information isn’t provided.

3.3.2. Labels or Instructions / A

Controls or components don't have an accessible name, role, property or state

Elements are missing or don't have the appropriate role, property or state information. This includes:

• Elements in the Pensions Take-up Dashboard  use the aria-label attribute on non-interactive elements.
• Elements in the Pensions Take-up Dashboard with the group role are missing an accessible name or label.
• The expanded and collapsed state of the Read more links isn’t conveyed to screen readers.
• The Secondary Navigation incorrectly uses the aria menubar role.
• The currently selected page in the navigation is indicated visually but not programatically.
• The mobile navigation toggle control is missing the inappropriate role, property and state information.
• The expanded and collapsed state of the primary navigation menu links isn’t conveyed to screen readers.

4.1.2. Name Role Value / A

Images are missing text descriptions

Screen readers can’t read document features such as images unless they have associated alternative text.

1.1.1. Non-text Content / A

Content within the PDF isn't tagged appropriately

PDF tags make it possible to identify content and provide structure and aid navigation. An untagged PDF document will make it difficult for users to undersatnd and navigate the layout of the document.

1.3.1. Info and Relationships / A

The reading order of the PDF page content isn't logical

When content is visually presented in a particular order it's important that the same order is maintained in the structure of the PDF, otherwise it won't be conveyed to people using screen readers who may find the content doesn't make sense.

1.3.2. Meaningful Sequence / A

Content doesn't reflow to adapt to small viewport sizes

The Reflow view allows users to reorder the content layer’s objects into a simplified, single-column layout for easier reading.

1.4.10. Reflow / AA

Text has insufficient colour contrast

Text with low contrast can be difficult to perceive and difficult to read. In some cases, it may not be visible at all to people with low vision or colour blindness.

1.4.3. Contrast (Minimum) / AA

The PDF document doesn't have bookmarks defined

Providing ways to find content enables people using assistive technologies to find and navigate the content.

2.4.5. Multiple Ways / AA