This accessibility statement applies to the Glow Blogs service that is run by Education Scotland.
This covers the Home Page – https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs and Create a Blog – https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/glowblogs/wp-signup.php
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible.
AbilityNet – My computer my way
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are constantly working to ensure that all parts of this website are fully accessible. If there are parts of the site that you cannot access or if you think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us:
enquiries@educationscotland.gov.scot
+44 (0)131 244 4330
We will consider your request and get back to you.
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
Education Scotland is committed to making all of its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance Status
This website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 17/09/2020. It was last reviewed on 17/09/2020]. This website was last tested in March 2020. The test was carried out by User Vision.
The following approach was taken for the accessibility audit by User Vision.
– Automated evaluation using Accessibility Insights, Powermapper and Wave.
– Manual accessibility evaluation to code level using browser code inspectors, an approach that identifies issues that cannot be captured by automated tools.
– We viewed the application in a range of browsers: Chrome, Firefox and IE on desktop; Safari on iPad & iPhone.
– We assessed pages using the following assistive technology: NVDA (with Firefox and Chrome) screen reader for desktop; VoiceOver for iPad & iPhone (iOS); Talkback for Android
– We checked colour combinations using a colour contrast analyser to determine if there is enough contrast in the visual presentation.