Accessibility statement
Accessibility statement
This statement applies to content published on the www.nanosatlaunch.uk domain.
Spacetime Development (“us”, “we”, or “our”) operates the NanoSat Competition website (the “Service”). Our company number is 10159882 registered at Companies House. Our trading address is 173 Curie Avenue, Harwell Campus, OX11 0QG. Our ICO reference number is ZA913006.
The website 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 400% without problems
- navigate most of the website and fill in forms 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 is this website?
We are committed to improving accessibility.
As the website is updated, our team performs a number of accessibility checks and uses a third-party tool, Accessi.org to support our processes. To learn more about this tool, visit the Accessi.org website here (this link opens in a new tab).
We have included an accessibility tool plug-in to support accessibility.
Some parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:
- some pages and document attachments are not written in plain English
- some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, or audio recording, please get in touch with us here or email us at [email protected]
We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 14 days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements please get in touch with us here or email us at [email protected]
Enforcement procedure
If you contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
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’).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Spacetime Development is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 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:
Disproportionate burden
Navigation and accessing information
It’s not possible for users to change text size without some of the content overlapping.
Interactive tools and transactions
Our forms are built and hosted through third-party software and ‘skinned’ to look like our website.
We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. Learn more about the government’s guidelines on disproportionate burden here (this link opens in a new tab).
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
As the website is published after September 2018, it is wholly within the scope of accessibility regulations.
How we tested this website
We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA to test how accessible nanosatlaunch.uk is.
We have run keyboard-only and screen reader tests on the website. We have used an external tool Accessi.org to support the process of improving accessibility.To learn more about this tool, visit the Accessi.org website here (this link opens in a new tab).
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are committed to improving accessibility.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 10 October 2021. Last updated on 3 November 2021.
LaunchUK is a partnership between the UK Space Agency and the Department for Transport, and supported by the Civil Aviation Authority.
The Nanosat Design Competition is designed to inspire and engage young people about launch from the UK and to encourage engagement with STEM subjects.
