Common accessibility issues

Many of our services in DfE contain similar accessibility issues. Lots of these issues can be avoided by using guidance in the accessibility and inclusive design manual, and becoming familiar with the content and user interfaces you create.

We update the issues list regularly as we identify trends and changes in accessibility issues in DfE products and services.

Top issues

Find out more about each issue, and how to avoid them, by following the links:

• form error messages
• images, charts, and alt text
• non-descriptive links
• content with insufficient contrast
• incorrect heading structure
• status changes to content not provided to screen readers

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Information about this page

• Created: 12 August 2024
• Last reviewed: 12 August 2024
• Last updated: 13 August 2024
• Reason this page exists: This page exists to help people understand how to prevent introducing common accessibility issues in products and services.
• Suggest a change or comment: Issue 43