Accessibility

Accessibility statement

Prepared 10 November 2026. Last reviewed 10 November 2026.

This statement applies to the Sustainable Local Energy Skills Roadmap at vahidinasab.github.io/sustainable-skills, including its PDFs and its pages for teachers.

Using this tool

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this tool. For example, you should be able to:

• zoom in up to 400% without text spilling off the screen or needing to scroll sideways
• use the whole tool with just a keyboard, with a clear outline showing where you are
• use it with a screen reader: each question is grouped with its answers, and messages such as "PDF saved" are read out
• use dark mode, which follows your device setting
• turn off animation: the tool follows your device's reduce motion setting
• get your roadmap as plain text with Copy text, which works with screen readers and translation tools

We have tried to use plain English. The job descriptions and the explanations of words such as T Level and apprenticeship are written for a reading age of about 11 to 12.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this tool is

We know some parts are not fully accessible:

• The PDFs are not tagged for screen readers, so headings and reading order may not be announced well. The same roadmap is available as plain text with Copy text, and in the email message.
• In "How your subjects connect to jobs", the lines between subjects and jobs are only visual. The same links are written out on each job card under "GCSE topics it uses".
• The home picture is an illustration with moving parts, which stop if your device is set to reduce motion. Each part has a named button, and the same buttons are listed below the picture.
• We have not yet tested the tool with people who use screen readers or other assistive technology. We plan to.

Feedback and contact information

If you need any part of this tool in a different format, such as large print or plain text, or you find a problem not listed on this page, contact Professor Vahid Vahidinasab through his University of Salford staff profile, or use Send feedback on the roadmap page. We will consider your request and get back to you as soon as we can.

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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this tool's accessibility

We are committed to making this tool accessible, in line with the accessibility regulations.

Compliance status

This tool is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, because of the non-compliance listed below.

Non-accessible content

The PDFs made by the tool are not tagged, so they do not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (info and relationships) for screen reader users. Copy text and the email message give the same information as accessible text. We will look at making tagged PDFs when the tool is next updated.

How we tested this tool

We last tested the tool on 10 November 2026. We used:

• automated checks with axe-core against WCAG 2.2 A and AA, on desktop and phone layouts in light and dark mode, which found no issues
• a keyboard-only check of every control on the page, all of which show a visible focus outline
• a check at 320 pixels wide, the same as 400% zoom on a laptop, with no sideways scrolling

What we are doing to improve accessibility

We plan to test the tool with pupils, including people who use screen readers, and to review this statement every year, and whenever the tool changes in a significant way.