Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to the traumatransformation.scot website.

This website is run by a partnership of the Scottish Government, NHS Education for Scotland, the Improvement Service and Resilience Learning Partnership. 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 400% 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)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Standards and guidelines

This website aims to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities, including those who use screen readers, assistive technologies, or alternative input devices. Conformance with these guidelines also helps make the website more user-friendly for all visitors

The Scottish Government, NHS Education for Scotland, the Improvement Service and Resilience Learning Partnership are committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

How accessible this website is

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

Our most recent audit identified issues affecting headings and page structure, link text, image alternative text, keyboard navigation and visible focus, and some aspects of the site’s use of ARIA for interactive elements. 

We publish some PDFs for users to download. These documents are intended to be accessible. Where any PDFs do not meet accessibility requirements, we will either fix them or replace them with accessible HTML content.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and office file formats

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services.

Where documents are updated and new PDF documents published, they will meet accessibility standards.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the Scottish Government’s Supporting Communities Unit by email at ACEstrauma@gov.scot.

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact ACEstrauma@gov.scot. We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 20 working days.

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

The Scottish Government, NHS Education for Scotland, the Improvement Service and Resilience Learning Partnership are committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

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

  • Heading structure: Some pages have headings that are missing, empty, duplicated, or not in a logical order. This can make it harder to understand and navigate page structure using assistive technology. (WCAG 2.2 1.3.1, 2.4.6)
  • Link text: Some links do not clearly describe their purpose (for example “click here” or unhelpful link text). This can make it harder to navigate links using a screen reader or other assistive technologies. (WCAG 2.2 2.4.4, 2.4.9)
  • Images: Some images do not have appropriate alternative text, especially where images are used as links or contain meaningful text. This can prevent screen reader users from accessing the same information as sighted users. (WCAG 2.2 1.1.1)
  • Keyboard navigation and focus visibility: Some interactive elements may not be fully usable by keyboard alone, and the focus indicator is not always clear or fully visible. This can make the site harder to use for people who do not use a mouse. (WCAG 2.2 2.1.1, 2.4.7)
  • ARIA and semantic markup: Some interactive components do not expose correct accessible names, roles or values to assistive technologies (for example missing labels, incorrect roles, or duplicate IDs). (WCAG 2.2 4.1.2)
  • Forms and interactive elements: Some form fields and interactive elements may be missing appropriate labels or instructions, and some dynamic updates may not be announced clearly to assistive technologies. (WCAG 2.2 3.3.2, 4.1.3)
  • Other issues: Some pages may have colour contrast failures or missing/incorrect page titles. (WCAG 2.2 1.4.3, 2.4.2)

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are working to address the issues identified in our accessibility audit. Priorities include:

  • Fixing heading hierarchy and removing empty or duplicated headings
  • Improving link text so it is clear and descriptive
  • Adding or improving alternative text for images (particularly images used as links)
  • Improving keyboard navigation and ensuring focus is always visible
  • Improving semantic HTML and ARIA implementation for interactive components
  • Improving form labelling and ensuring important status messages are announced
  • Addressing colour contrast and page title issues

We will update this accessibility statement with new information about the improvements we make.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 01/03/2026. It was last reviewed on 01/03/2026.

This website was last tested on 23/02/2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard, with the most viewed pages tested using automated testing tools by our website team and a further complete audit carried out by The Leith Agency.

The website was tested using a combination of automated and manual methods. Automated tools included WAVE, Google Lighthouse, HTML Validator and Axe. Manual testing included heading structure checks (Headings Map tool), keyboard-only testing, and screen reader testing using VoiceOver (macOS/iOS). Developers also carried out manual review of semantic HTML and ARIA implementation.