Education and Skills written question – answered at on 6 December 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether his Department's .gov.uk websites comply with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines adopted by the Government in 2001; and if he will make a statement.
The DfES websites do comply with the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
All sites comply with level 1 of the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines while some sites also comply with levels 2 and 3 of the guidelines.
Specific examples of sites that comply up to level 2 of the guidelines include:
The young person's portal
http://www.parentcentre.gov.uk
The Parent Centre is for all parents and carers who want to help their child or children to learn.
http://www.connexions-direct.com
Are you 13–19? If so, Connexions Direct can offer you all the information and advice you need to make the decisions and choices in your life. Connexions Direct is part of Connexions. It offers you information on a wide range of topics as well as confidential advice and practical help.
The www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4U website is currently being developed to meet levels 2 and 3. It will go live in March 2005. Jobs4U is a searchable database which allows young people to find information on possible career paths and the qualifications and skills required to achieve these.
The DfES is currently reviewing our major sites with a view to bringing them all up to level 2 and 3 of the w3c standards.
The DfES is also responsible for delivering three sections on Directgov (www.direct.gov.uk) that meet the WAI "A" standard for accessibility and are Working towards "AA" standard for 2005.
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