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Accessibility statement for CREST Awards

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.crestawards.org/.

This website is run by The British Science Association. 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
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

We have 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 the website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • the text will not reflow in a single column when you change the size of the browser window
  • decorative images contain inappropriate alternative text
  • images in adjacent image and text links contain inappropriate alternative text
  • inappropriate alternative text is present for some non-decorative images
  • embedded videos do not have synchronised captions
  • embedded videos do not have alternative audio tracks for audio description
  • some elements are not reachable using speech recognition software
  • some buttons do not have accessible names
  • table header cells are marked up as data cells
  • moving content is present that the user is not able to pause, stop, or hide.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements:

Email carys.hubbard@britishscienceassociation.org

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

Email carys.hubbard@britishscienceassociation.org

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in ten working days.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Compliance status

This website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. The non-compliances are listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 - non-text content.

Some decorative images have inappropriate non-null alternative text, so navigation of the site will be slower for people using a screen reader. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 - non-text content.
Some buttons on the site do not have an accessible name, so users of screen readers will be unsure of their purpose. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 - non-text content..

Pre-recorded videos do not contain synchronised captions, meaning deaf or hearing impaired users may not be able to understand the information in the videos. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.2 – captions (pre-recorded).

No audio description or text transcript is present for pre-recorded videos, meaning screen reader users cannot access or listen to the content of the videos. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.3 audio description or media alternative (pre-recorded).

No alternative track for pre-recorded videos is available, meaning blind or visually impaired users cannot access or listen to the content of the videos. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.5 audio description (pre-recorded).

Table heading cells are marked up as data cells, meaning that they will not be announced in a logical way by screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 – info and relationships.

Copy does not have sufficient contrast against background page colours, so users with colour blindness or visual impairments may struggle to read it. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 - contrast (minimum).

Images of text are present, meaning any information conveyed by them will not be available to screen reader users if an appropriate alternative is not given. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.5 - images of text.

Some content becomes unavailable upon reflow when the user zooms in to 400%, meaning visually impaired users may struggle to fully understand the site. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10 - reflow.

Two-dimensional scrolling is present on some pages when the user zooms into 400%, meaning users who navigate by keyboard may struggle to access some page content. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10 – reflow.

Some user interface components do not have sufficient contrast against their background, meaning users with low vision may struggle to see them. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.11 – non-text contrast.

Skip links cannot be dismissed by the user, so users with motor impairments or using assistive technologies will be forced to interact with unintended content. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.13 – content on hover or focus.

Automatically updating and moving content is present that the user is unable to pause, stop, or hide, meaning users with deficit disorders or who struggle to recognize moving text content may struggle. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.2.2 – pause, stop, hide.

Headings are missing on some pages, meaning users navigating by headings may miss content or that content may be announced incorrectly by screen readers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.1 – bypass blocks.

The tab focus indicator is not always visible, meaning users navigating by keyboard may not be able to orient themselves on the page. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.7 – focus visible.

The site’s drop-down menus and filter checkboxes cannot be reached with Dragon Naturally Speaking (speech recognition software), meaning assistive technology users cannot make full use of the site. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 – name, role, value.

The focus indicator is not always visible when using TalkBack on Android mobiles, meaning TalkBack users may have difficulty using the site. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 – name, role, value.

The status message for a successful newsletter signup is not announced by screen readers, so screen reader users may not be aware of successful form submission. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.3 – status messages.

We began to address these issues in October 2025.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 19/09/2025 It was last reviewed on 11/11/2025.

This website was last tested on 18/09/2025. The test was carried out by Zoonou.

Zoonou used WCAG-EM to define the pages tested and test approach.