Accessibility
We’re continuously working to make digitalacademy.gov.scot as accessible and usable as possible for all abilities and disabilities. This includes older audiences and those with visual, hearing, cognitive or motor impairments.
We try to make our site easy to use with assistive technologies by using:
- easier-to-read colours
- larger fonts
- plain English
- keyboard-only navigation
Feedback
If you cannot access any part of this site or want to report an accessibility problem, please contact us at: DigitalAcademy@gov.scot.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission enforces the accessibility regulations (the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018).
If you’re not happy with how we respond to your feedback, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service. They are an independent advice service. They will advise you on what to do next.
Compliance status
Scottish Government is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This accessibility statement applies to digitalacademy.gov.scot.
This website partially complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (WCAG) A and AA success criteria, with the below exceptions.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some document formats on digitalacademy.gov.scot such as PDF, MS Word and Excel may not be fully accessible. Where possible we make documents accessible and/or provide a suitable HTML alternative.
Registration and waiting list forms
Some registration forms provided by our Training Management System are missing some form label fields which may impact users that use assistive technology. Where possible we have amended the underlying code and CSS formatting to increase accessibility for everyone. We continue to work with our supplier to address these issues.
Should any user have any difficulty accessing or booking our services they are able to email digitalacademy@gov.scot and the team will be happy to process any enquiry or booking via an alternative medium.
Not within the scope of the regulations
The accessibility regulations do not cover PDF or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 21 December 2021 and last reviewed on 21 December 2021.
An external accessibility audit was carried out on this website in December 2021. The audit followed the WCAG Evaluation Methodology. Ongoing internal reviews are conducted on content published to this website and design system components used to construct the site.