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Website accessibility check
Automated checks against WCAG rules, including colour contrast, plus whether the site links to an accessibility statement.
Automated tools find roughly a third of accessibility problems. A good score means no automated test failed, not that a site is accessible or compliant. It’s a sensible first pass and a way to catch regressions, and it doesn’t replace testing with disabled people.
The hosted survey uses the accessibility checks in Lighthouse, on the mobile layout of the homepage.
What the free survey checks
Automated WCAG 2.2 A/AA checks (axe-core)
These issues stop some disabled people using the page, and can create legal exposure under the Equality Act and the European Accessibility Act. Automated tools find roughly a third of WCAG issues.
Text colour contrast
Low-contrast text is hard to read for people with low vision, and for everyone on a phone in sunlight.
Accessibility statement linked
UK public sector sites must publish an accessibility statement, and it's good practice for everyone: it shows what you've tested and how to ask for help.