This statement applies to content published on the www.truthrecoverystrategy.com domain. It does not apply to content on any third-party domains linked or signposted within its content.

This website is run by The Executive Office, Truth Recovery Programme. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:

  • zoom in up to 300 per cent without problems
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • use most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)


How accessible this website is

Parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:

  • some pages and document attachments are not clearly displayed when using a mobile device – this applies to ‘News’ tab where articles are not displayed in line with images.  Users are able to access details within articles via heading text, however this may not be clear to the user.


How to ask for content in an accessible format

If you need content on the Truth Recovery Strategy website in a different format email: [email protected] and advise:

  • the web address (URL) of the content
  • your name and email address
  • the format you need, for example, audio CD, braille, BSL or large print, accessible PDF

This email address is for accessibility queries about the Truth Recovery Programme website only – the team cannot respond to any other queries relating to external sites.


Reporting accessibility problems with this website

Truth Recovery Programme is always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think the site is not meeting accessibility requirements, contact Truth Recovery Programme by:

This email address is for accessibility queries about the Truth Recovery Programme website only – the team cannot respond to any other queries relating to external sites.


Enforcement procedure

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’) in Northern Ireland. If you’re not happy with how Truth Recovery Programme responded to your complaint, contact the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI)(external link opens in a new window / tab).


Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Truth Recovery Programme is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1(external link opens in a new window / tab) 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        

The content that is not accessible is outlined below with details of:

  • the accessibility problem(s)
  • where it fails the success criteria
  • and when Truth Recovery Programme plans to fix it

We plan to continue to work on building www.truthrecoverystrategy.com in phases, whilst addressing any accessibility issues in the next 12 months, by March 2024.


Page Structure

There are a number of pages with lists which may not be adequately structured when using a mobile device – this relates to structure of document layout and photographs included on the ‘News’ tab.  Articles are listed within first portion of the page along with images, however duplication of images and page spacing may indicate that there is missing content on that particular page.  Duplicated images displayed do not have any explanatory text.  This may result in a loss of meaning for users of screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.1 1.3.1 (info and relationships). We plan to repair these pages within the next 12 months, by March 2024.

Documents

Through accessibility testing documents available within the content, launched in March 2023, are accessible.

This will be kept under revision as further phased launches may contain additional variations of documents content.

A number of documents are non-accessible for a number of reasons which may result in a loss of meaning for users of screen readers or present issues for users with moderately low vision. For example, some documents:

  • have non-text content like bullet points and dotted lines which are not incorrectly read aloud correctly. This fails WCAG 1.1.1 (non-text content).
  • do not have alternative text for images. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
  • do not have a correct reading order. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 (info and relationships) and 1.3.2 (meaningful sequence)
  • have tables which are not translated via screen reader. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 (info and relationships)

Images and Video

Through accessibility testing any images and/or video available within the content, launched in March 2023, are accessible.

This will be kept under revision as further phased launches may contain additional image and/or video content.

Disproportionate burden

Not applicable.

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

We are required to comply with the web accessibility regulations, however, some of our content is exempt from the accessibility regulations:

This list will be kept under revision as further phased launches may contain additional image and/or video content.

If you have any problems using this website, tell us by:  

This email address is for accessibility queries about the Truth Recovery Programme website only – the team cannot respond to any other queries relating to external sites.


Page Structure

There are a number of pages which do not use a consistent or appropriate use of headings. This may result in a loss of meaning for users of screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.1 1.3.1 (info and relationships). We plan to repair these pages within the next 12 months, by March 2024.

There are a number of pages with lists which may not be adequately structured. This may result in a loss of meaning for users of screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.1 1.3.1 (info and relationships). We plan to repair these pages within the next 12 months, by March 2024.


How we tested this website

This website was and is currently being tested for compliance using the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level A and level AA, and Microsoft accessibility guidelines. These tests have been carried out internally and externally.


What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Maintaining an accessible site is an ongoing process and Truth Recovery Programme is continually working to offer an accessible and user-friendly experience.

Truth Recovery Programme plan to identify and fix issues according to the timescales shown for each area above.

This statement was prepared on 20th March 2023. It was last updated on 20th March 2023.