Accessibility statement

Accessibility statement for the Audit Management and Tracking Website

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.amat.co.uk.

This software system is run by Meantime IT Ltd. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• View the system with no contrast or colour issues, compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA, and in most cases AAA.
• Zoom in using your browser zoom feature
• Navigate the system 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, including explaining acronyms and providing detailed on-screen guidance where appropriate.
• Tooltips with hover information either have an ARIA alternative, or are accessible via the keyboard context menu key.
• The HTML5 modal element has been used for content layers.
• Our 'time' elements use the input type of 'time' so invoking the OS time handler / picker.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• 3rd party podcast hosting does not provide strong accessible options / alternatives

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

• email accessibility@amat.co.uk
• call 01539 73 77 66

We'll consider your request and get back to you in 2 working days.

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 let us know via accessibility@amat.co.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).

Technical information about this website's accessibility

Meantime IT and Meantime AMaT are committed to making this 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 2.1 AA standard, due to 'the non-compliances and exemptions' listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

• The podcasts are hosted with a 3rd part podcast hosting specialist. They have no text-based alternative. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.1: Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded).
• The tutorial video has text captions to describe the equivalent steps shown in the tutorial video but does not have a full audio description or descriptive transcript. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.3: Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded).
• Video content has captions but no audio description. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.5: Audio Description (Prerecorded).

What we're doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility roadmap has identified potential improvements that we intend to make.

• A new podcast navigation will be created that links to a text transcript of each podcast episode. We aim to complete this improvement by the end of December 2024.
• A new video navigation will be created that links to a text and image variant of the video that will be compatible with screen readers also. We aim to complete this improvement by the end of December 2025.
• We will continue to monitor and review feedback and legislation, as well as technological advancements, to guide our future accessibility development improvements.
• All new features will be created with an 'Accessibility first' principle, building on the lessons we have learned.

The list above is not necessarily exhaustive, and we would always look to incorporate feedback given to us by users or interested 3rd parties where applicable.