This accessibility statement applies to the Acas conference website.
The website is run by Acas. 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 using browser or device settings
- zoom in up to 500% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
Find advice from AbilityNet on making your device easier to use
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of the conference website are not fully accessible. For example:
- some parts of the website are hard for assistive technology users to navigate
- some pages on the website do not have a clear heading structure
- some links open in a new window without informing users
- some content in dialog boxes is not read out by screen readers
Feedback and contact information
Email digital@acas.org.uk if you find any accessibility problems that are not listed on this page.
Contact the Acas Training and Customer Services team if you cannot use the website and need to register for the conference.
Technical information about this website's accessibility
Acas 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 2.2 AA standard. The non-compliances are listed below.
Non-accessible content
We believe fixing non-accessible content on this website would be a disproportionate burden.
Disproportionate burden
- Pages do not have unique landmarks. Not all content is contained by landmarks. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criteria 4.1.2 (name, role, value).
- Some areas of the site are missing role attributes. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criteria 4.1.2 (name, role, value).
- There is no heading level 1 (H1) on some pages, and on some pages the order of headings is not semantically correct. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.3.1 (info and relationships) and WCAG 2.2 success criteria 2.4.6 (headings and labels).
- Some images have poor contrast. Some elements in the site header have poor contrast. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.4.3 (contrast – minimum) and 1.4.11 (non-text contrast).
- The purpose of some links cannot be identified by text alone. This does not meet WCAG success criteria 2.4.4 (link purpose – in context).
- Assistive technology users are not made aware of error messages on the registration form. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criteria 4.1.3 (status messages).
The website will close in May 2025.
We have assessed the cost and resources needed to fix these issues and re-audit the site. We concluded that doing this now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We will close this website in May 2025. Future conference websites will be hosted on a website that can meet the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
Preparation of statement
This statement was prepared on 25 March 2025.
We've prepared this statement based on an accessibility assessment undertaken internally using Deque Axe Tools, WebAIM Wave and Windows Narrator.
These were carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
If you would like a copy of our accessibility assessment, email digital@acas.org.uk
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).