Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Educate Against Hate

This accessibility statement applies to the www.educateagainsthate.com website.

This website is run by the Department for Education. 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 using browser or device settings
zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
navigate most of the website using a keyboard
listen to most of the website using a screen reader (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 know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

Most PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: educateagainsthate@gmail.com.

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

email educateagainsthate@gmail.com

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 3-5 days.

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

Educate Against Hate 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Most PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Most PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria xxxxx (xx).

We plan to convert PDFs to accessible HTML by xxx xxxx. When we publish new documents we’ll make sure they meet the accessibility standards.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We plan to carry out an annual accessibility audit of our site to continuously maintain compliance and rectify any new failings identified. Our accessibility statement will also be updated in line with this.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 11th February 2025. It was last reviewed on 20th June 2025.

This website was last tested on 11th February 2025 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out by dxw. The review process carried out both automated and manual testing using assistive technology, different web browsers and mobile devices set out in dxw’s Tools and technologies section. A sample of pages were selected to test based on average use, volume of traffic, and content type. We tested the following pages as they contain our main features used across the site;

If you would like to access the full accessibility test report, please contact us.

We are not responsible for external content linked on this site. For full details see here. For any questions or comments about the website or any of its content, please contact us. You can also read our Privacy Policy, Terms and Conditions and Accessibility Statement.