Accessibility statement for Airspace Co-ordination and Obstacle Management Service (ACOMS)

This accessibility statement applies to https://acoms.caa.co.uk.

This website is run by the UK Civil Aviation Authority. 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
navigate most of the website 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.

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

How accessible this website is

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

some field labels are missing or not coded correctly
some field sets are missing a legend
some form errors are not clearly identified when using a screen reader
some pages contain HTML parsing errors
Embedded maps do not meet the minimum colour contrast levels. The map marker cannot be controlled using the keyboard and the maps do not display correctly when the style sheet is disabled
some combo boxes are not reliably identified when using a screen reader

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact arops@caa.co.uk.

We'll consider your request and get back to you in 20 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, contact arops@caa.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

The Civil Aviation Authority 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 2.1 AA standard , due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

Some pages contain HTML parsing errors. This fails WCAG 2.0 success criterion 4.1.1 Parsing.
Form errors are not always clearly identified when using a screen reader. This fails WCAG 2.0 success criterion 3.3.1 Error Identification.
Some field labels and field set legends are missing or incorrectly associated with a form control. This fails WCAG 2.0 success criterion 1.3.1 Info & Relationships - field labels.
The embedded maps do not render correctly if the CSS Stylesheet is disabled. This fails WCAG 2.0 success criterion 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence.
On some pages screen readers may not reliably identify combo boxes. This fails WCAG 2.0 success criterion 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence.
Embedded maps do not display sufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum) and 1.4.11 Non-text contrast.
The location pin used for the embedded maps cannot be controlled with the keyboard. This fails WCAG 2.0 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 26 January 2023.

This website was last tested on 26 January 2023. The test was carried out internally.

The Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) was used when deciding on which pages to test.