Accessibility statement

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

We want everyone who visits the Cairngorms National Park Authority websites to feel welcome and find the experience rewarding.

The Cairngorms National Park Authority strives to ensure that its services are accessible to disabled people. We have invested a significant amount of resources to help ensure that its website is made easier to use and more accessible for disabled people, with the strong belief that every person has the right to live with dignity, equality, comfort and independence.

This accessibility statement applies to www.cairngorms.co.uk 

This website is run by the Cairngorms National Park Authority and built using WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines.  On this website, you will be able to:

• Use a keyboard instead of a mouse
• Change browser settings to make content easier to read
• Use a screen reader to ‘read’ (speak) content out loud
• Use a screen magnifier to enlarge part of a screen
• Use voice commands to navigate a website

The parts of the website that we cannot guarantee are fully accessible relate to external content.

These are:

• Some video content
• Alt text on images on historical news items or blogs
• Interactive maps

Information on these exceptions can be found below, visit the non-accessible content section for more details.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille please contact us as follows:

Email: [email protected] 

Call: +44 (0) 1479 873 535

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.  If you wish to report an accessibility issue, have any questions or need assistance, please contact us as follows:

Email: [email protected] 

Call: +44 (0) 1479 873 535

Enforcement procedure

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’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.

Our offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Cairngorms National Park Authority is committed to making its website 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.

Videos

Videos uploaded by The Cairngorms National Park Authority are not fully accessible and we cannot guarantee those uploaded by external users are either. This can result in not having an audio description or text alternative meaning people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This may fail WCAG 2.1 success criteria 1.2.3. (Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded)) and 1.2.5. (Audio Description (Prerecorded)).

Images

Our policy is to provide alt text for screen readers. However, we cannot guarantee that all images brought over from our previous website will contain alt text which may fail WCAG 2.1 success criteria 1.1.1 (Non-text Content).

Maps

Thoughtful steps have been taken to make our interactive map accessible to as many users as possible. The use of colour and design have been carefully considered to ensure that the data displayed is distinguishable to most users. The below parts of the map are still not fully accessible:

• Not all assistive technologies, such as screen readers, can navigate and interpret content on interactive maps.
• It is not possible to navigate to all aspects of the map using a keyboard alone.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This website was reviewed in February 2025 and this statement was prepared on 15 May 2025 using accessible tools: Screen Readers (ChromeVox and VoiceOver), Google Lighthouse, and axe DevTools. This report and all testing was carried out by Whereverly Ltd.