Accessibility

Using this website

This website is run by SQA. 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
  • zoom in up to 500% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard

We are working towards making the website text as simple as possible to understand.

How accessible this website is

This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

What to do if you can't access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format, find any problems that aren't listed on this page or think we're not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations please contact:

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

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Contacting us by email, phone or visiting us in person

If you use British Sign Language (BSL), the Contact Scotland BSL service gives you access to an online interpreter enabling you to communicate with us using sign language.
Our offices have audio induction loops.
We provide disabled parking on request.
How to contact us

Technical information about this website's accessibility

SQA is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Issues with technology

Not that we know of.

Issues with text

Not that we know of.

Issues with PDF 

There is an issue with our Ushare User Guide.  We will transfer the content to a web page to ensure compliance by December 2020

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Issues with images, video and audio

Not that we know of.

Issues with interactive tools and transactions

Not that we know of.

Known issues

Third-party content that is not under our control. We will work where possible with suppliers to ensure accessibility standards are being met. What is impacted:

  • Cookie control
  • ReCAPTCHA

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren't listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: web team (web.team@sqa.org.uk)

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 19/09/2020. The test was carried out by the web team.

We used:

Commercially available product: https://www.powermapper.com/

We tested:

  • all pages

What we're doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility statement shows how and when we plan to improve accessibility on SQA websites.

This statement was prepared on 26/08/2020. It was last updated on 23/09/2020.