Testing tools and how to use them

Guidance to install and use accessibility testing tools to find common issues.

Read the guidance

Screen readers

Learn about using screen readers through our guidance and videos.

Cognitive Accessibility (COGA)

Learn about cognitive accessibility guidelines and how they can help you design for people with more specific memory or learning difficulties.

Managing and preventing issues

You can limit the impact of accessibility issues by understanding what the most common issues are, and how to prevent them.

Common issues

The most common accessibility issues we see in DfE, and how to prevent them.

Prioritising issues

How to manage and prioritise accessibility issues in your products and services.

Disproportionate burden

Understand what disproportionate burden is, and why it should not apply to DfE products and websites.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)

WCAG is a set of guidelines for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities. It is the international standard for web accessibility and is enforced in UK Law.

Understand WCAG

Understand each of the WCAG criteria, how to apply them and common issues.

Understand conformance

Understand the 3 levels of conformance, A, AA, and AAA and what they mean.

Find out how many people use your service, might have a disability or impairment

Find out about the types of disabilties, impairments, and conditions that affect people who might use your service.

Also understand the demographic breakdown of the teacher population in England, as well as digital inclusion of the general population.