Accessibility Statement for the UKIFS STEP website

This accessibility statement applies to the https://step.ukaea.uk/ subdomain. It does not cover the main UKAEA website or any other subdomains.

This website is managed by UK Industrial Fusion Solutions. 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 400% without the text spilling off the screen and without content being truncated or overlapping
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 has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We are not aware of any accessibility issues with the website except for the following issues with the YouTube videos.

Issues potentially affecting everyone

When the mouse is hovered over the buttons in the YouTube media players, tooltips are displayed to show the button’s purpose. The tooltips disappear automatically after 3 seconds if this is done while the video is playing. A workaround is to hover over one button then another, in which case the tooltip for the second button and subsequent buttons will be persistent.

Issues affecting people with low vision

In the YouTube media players, some of the text that overlays the video may not have sufficient colour contrast.
In the YouTube media players, the timeline slider and some of the buttons do not have sufficient colour contrast.
When the mouse is hovered over the buttons in the YouTube media players, tooltips are displayed to show the button’s purpose. If you are using a large mouse pointer, it may obscure the tooltip, and moving the pointer may cause the tooltip to disappear.
In the YouTube media players, the Captions and Settings buttons may not be visible at high browser zoom levels. This does not occur with screen magnifiers such as Windows Magnifier or ZoomText.

Issues affecting people who use keyboard navigation

In the YouTube media players, the "precise seeking" feature cannot be operated using keyboard controls.
Tooltips are displayed when many of the buttons in the YouTube media player have focus. If the video is playing, the tooltips disappear after three seconds.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF:

email communications.step@ukifs.uk

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working 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, please email communications.step@ukifs.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).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

If you contact us before your visit, we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Find out how to contact us at step.ukaea.uk/contact.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

UKAEA 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 2.2 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

WCAG 2.2 level A

In the YouTube media player, the "precise seeking" feature can only be accessed by dragging the timeline up with a pointing device. WCAG 2.2 SC 2.1.1 (Keyboard Navigation)
Numerous single character key shortcuts are active when the focus is anywhere in the YouTube player. WCAG 2.2 SC 2.1.4 (Character Key Shortcuts)
If the video is playing in the YouTube media player, tooltips are only displayed for 3 seconds when hovering over the buttons. WCAG 2.2 SC 2.2.1 (Timing Adjustable)

WCAG 2.2 level AA

In the YouTube media players, some of the text that overlays the video may not have sufficient colour contrast. WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.3 (Colour Contrast)
In the YouTube media players, the timeline slider and some of the buttons do not have sufficient colour contrast. WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.11 (Non-text Contrast)
Tooltips are displayed when many of the buttons in the media player have focus. If the video is playing, the tooltips are not persistent. WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus)
Tooltips are displayed when the pointer is hovered over many of the buttons in the media player. If the video is playing, the tooltips are not persistent. The tooltips are not hoverable regardless of whether the video is playing or not. WCAG 2.2 SC 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus)
The "precise seeking" feature is accessed by dragging the timeline up with a pointing device. This feature cannot be achieved by a single pointer without dragging. WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.7 (Dragging Movements)

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 17 February 2025. It was last reviewed on 17 February 2025.

This website was last tested on 17 February 2025. The test was carried out by Test Partners Ltd.

We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test.

We used an automated website mapping tool to identify all the pages on the website.
We manually assessed every page to identify a minimum representative subset of pages that contain examples of each layout, component and feature, including the header and footer, search overlay, accordions, pagination links and the cookie button and overlay.
We conducted a manual WCAG audit on the pages, followed by an automated test of all pages.
We conducted two rounds of fixing and retesting, until all the WCAG non-conformances had been fixed.

Accessibility Statement