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1. Accessible documents at Radioactive Waste Management

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This policy explains how accessible the documents Radioactive Waste Management publishes on 188体育 are. It covers PDFs, spreadsheets, presentations and other types of document. It does not cover content published on 188体育 as HTML: the main 188体育 accessibility statement covers this.

2. Using our documents

Radioactive Waste Management publishes documents in a range of formats, including PDF, Open Standards Format, MS Excel and MS Word.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use those documents. For example, when we produce a document we make sure to:

• provide an HTML option where possible
• tag headings and other parts of the document properly, so screen readers can understand the page structure
• make sure we include alt text alongside non-decorative images, so people who cannot see them understand
• what they鈥檙e there for
• avoid using tables, except when we鈥檙e presenting data
• write in plain English

3. How accessible our documents are

New documents that we publish and documents you need to download should be fully accessible. However, we know that some of our older documents (published before 23 September 2018) are not accessible. For example, some of them:

• are not tagged up properly - for example, they do not contain proper headings or alt text
• contain tables that include text rather than data
• contain technical content that may not be written in plain English

This mostly applies to our corporate reports and attached files.

But if you need to access information in one of these document types, you can contact us and ask for an alternative format.

4. What to do if you cannot use one of our documents

If you need a document we鈥檝e published in a different format:

• email [email protected]
• call 0300 0660100

We鈥檒l consider the request and get back to you in 7 days.

5. Reporting accessibility problems with one of our documents

We鈥檙e always looking to improve the accessibility of our documents. If you find any problems not listed on this page or you think we鈥檙e not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: [email protected]

6. 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 鈥榓ccessibility regulations鈥�). If you鈥檙e not happy with how we respond to your complaint,

7. Technical information about the accessibility of our documents

Radioactive Waste Management is committed to making our documents accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

[Note: say that your documents are fully compliant if they all meet the WCAG 2.1 AA standard in full. Say that they鈥檙e partially compliant if most of them meet the requirements of the WCAG 2.1 AA standard. If most of them do not meet the WCAG 2.1 AA standard, say that they鈥檙e not compliant. 罢丑别谤别鈥檚 a legally required form of wording here, so do not change it. The 3 options are as follows.]

The documents Radioactive Waste Management publishes are not compliant with the The non-accessible sections are listed below.

8. Non accessible content

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

8.1 Non compliance with the accessibility regulations

A few of our documents have diagrams. These images do not have a text alternative, so the information in them is not available to people using a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

When we publish new documents from 23rd September 2019 we鈥檒l make sure our use of diagrams meets accessibility standards.

A few of our documents are not created with headings. These documents are not structured logically, so the information in them cannot be navigated by people using a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (info and relationships).

When we publish new documents we鈥檒l make sure our use of headings meets accessibility standards.

8.2 Post-23 September 2018

Some of documents post-23 September do not meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1. We are working to bring these in line with the regulation as soon as possible. If you require any of these documents in accessible formats urgently, please follow the previous instructions under heading: 鈥榃hat to do if you cannot use one of our documents鈥�. Please see a full list of post-23 September 2018 documents that may not meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.

9. Disproportionate burden and Content that鈥檚 not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

9.1 Pre-23 September 2018

Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they鈥檙e accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they鈥檙e not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix our earlier Annual Reports and Accounts.

10. How we tested our documents

We last tested a sample of our documents on 20 September 2019. The test was carried out by Radioactive Waste Management. We tested: * a PDF * MS Word document * Spreadsheet

11. What we鈥檙e doing to improve accessibility

We are ensuring that all authors of documents that we publish externally are aware of the requirements to create accessible document, and we are training employees responsible for creating and publishing documents so that they can check that all future publications meet accessibility standards.

This page was prepared on 20 September 2019. It was last updated on 20 September 2019.