Accessibility statement
Last updated: 27 September 2026
This accessibility statement applies to the Ready Together website and toolkit.
Ready Together is a National Emergencies Trust platform.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use Ready Together without barriers.
Using Ready Together
We have designed Ready Together so you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 400% without losing content or functionality
- change text spacing without losing content or functionality
- navigate the website using a keyboard
- use the website with a screen reader
- use speech recognition software
- use the website on a mobile, tablet or desktop computer
- understand information without relying on colour alone
- move through headings, links, forms and controls in a logical order
We also aim to make our content easy to understand.
We use short sentences, clear headings and common words wherever possible.
We explain technical terms when we need to use them.
Our accessibility standard
Our minimum accessibility standard is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA.
These guidelines are usually called WCAG 2.2 AA.
They explain how to make websites and digital services more accessible to disabled people.
We aim to go beyond the AA standard where this is practical.
Accessibility is part of our design, content, development, testing and quality assurance.
Compliance status
Content pending final accessibility testing.
The compliance statement will be completed after the final WCAG 2.2 AA assessment, before launch. No compliance claim is made until then.
Known accessibility issues
Content pending final accessibility testing.
This section will be completed after the final accessibility assessment.
We will keep accessibility under review and update this statement if we find new issues.
Getting information in another format
If you need information from Ready Together in another format, please contact us.
You can ask for formats such as:
- an accessible PDF
- large print
- Easy Read
- audio
- Braille
Tell us which page or resource you need.
Tell us which format works for you.
We will consider your request and tell you how we can help.
Reporting an accessibility problem
Please tell us if you find an accessibility problem with Ready Together.
This includes problems that are not listed in this statement.
Use our Contact page to report a website or accessibility issue.
If you can, tell us:
- which page or feature caused the problem
- what happened
- what you were trying to do
- which browser or assistive technology you were using, if relevant
Your feedback will help us improve Ready Together.
Independent advice
If you are not happy with our response, you can get independent advice about disability discrimination.
In England, Scotland and Wales, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.
In Northern Ireland, you can contact the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
How we test accessibility
We test Ready Together against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
We use both automated and manual accessibility testing.
Automated testing alone cannot find every accessibility problem.
Our testing includes a representative sample of pages and the main ways people use the platform.
We check areas including:
- keyboard navigation
- visible keyboard focus
- headings and page structure
- links and buttons
- forms and error messages
- colour contrast
- text resizing and spacing
- zoom and responsive layouts
- screen reader use
- images and text alternatives
- downloadable documents and resources
Last accessibility test: to be confirmed after final testing.
Testing carried out by: to be confirmed after final testing.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
We build accessibility into Ready Together.
We use accessible design and development standards across the platform.
We also:
- write content in plain English
- use clear headings and descriptive links
- design for keyboard and assistive technology use
- provide text descriptions for meaningful images
- check colour contrast and visible focus
- design for different screen sizes and levels of zoom
- check forms, controls and error messages
- make downloadable resources accessible
- test accessibility when we make significant changes
Accessibility work does not stop when the website launches.
We review problems reported by users and fix accessibility barriers where we can.
Preparation of this statement
This statement was prepared on 27 September 2026.
Last reviewed date: to be confirmed at the final pre-launch update.
We review this statement when significant changes are made to Ready Together and after accessibility testing.