Accessibility statement
Council website roadmap
How we plan to improve accessibility on www.highland.gov.uk
We are currently in the process of upgrading and redesigning our website and its content to be fully WCAG 2.2 AA compliant.
We aim to have our new website available in Autumn 2025.
Work completed
Below is a list of the changes which have been implemented as part of our accessibility roadmap.
| Issue | Solution | Date changed |
|---|---|---|
| Review of staff web author training | We conducted a review of our staff web author training to include accessibile web practices. | February 2023 |
| Links distinguished by more than colour | Changed links to underline by default and bolden when hovered or focussed on | November 2021 |
| Captions for pre-recorded audio and video | Added appropriate captions for outstanding pre-recorded audio and video | November 2021 |
| Mark navigation as lists | Ensured that any <li> elements were contained by <ul> or <ol> elements | November 2021 |
| Ensure controls change appearance when selected with the keyboard | Added :focus attributes to all form elements on the website. | November 2021 |
| Manual checks using screen reader software | Manual checks were undertaken using JAWS and ORCA to evaluate how effectively the screen reader could access the content | November 2021 |
| Announcement banner contrast | Changed background color from #d9ab24 to #ffcc00 and changed accent colours from white to black | October 2021 |
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