Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the website https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/.

This website is run by Cystic Fibrosis Trust. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this site. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • view the website in both portrait and landscape orientation on mobile
  • navigate most of the website with keyboard only
  • easily bypass repetitive menu links via a skip to content link on all pages
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader such as NVDA, VoiceOver or TalkBack.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

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

  • Some heading elements are not semantically marked up.
  • Some informative images do not have text alternative.
  • Some text has insufficient colour contrast with its background.
  • Some elements rely on colour only.
  • Some error messages are not associated with form controls.
  • Some interactive elements do not correctly identify their name, role or state for assistive technology users.

A full listing of known issues with our web pages that may affect users with disabilities is available below under non-accessible content.

Feedback and contact information

We may be able to offer information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille. 

To request information in different formats, please contact our Helpline or email [email protected].

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please let us know by using this form.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

WCAG Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard. 

Non-accessible content

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

  • Images and non-text content
    • There are informative images that have an inappropriate text alternative for assistive technology users (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1).
    • Some decorative images are not hidden from assistive technology users (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1).
    • There are images that contain embedded text showing information that is not provided in an alternative way (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.5).
  • Layout and appearance
    • There are problems with accessing some mobile menu buttons when the site is zoomed to 400% and some text is not visible or partially visible (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10).
  • Colour and contrast
    • Some regular-sized button text lacks sufficient contrast with the background (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3).
    • There is information that is visually communicated exclusively through colour (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.1).
    • Some non-text content lacks sufficient contrast (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.11).
    • There is custom focus indication on some input components which lacks sufficient contrast (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.11).
  • Page and content structure
    • Some text is displayed visually as a heading but is not marked up as such for assistive technology (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1).
    • Some description lists are not marked up semantically. There is also content where list semantics are used inappropriately (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1).
    • Heading structure on some pages is inconsistent with the visual structure (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1).
  • Keyboard navigation
    • There are visually hidden off-screen elements that receive keyboard focus (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3).
    • Some non-interactive elements receive keyboard focus (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3).
    • There are instances where the focus navigates onto the same component multiple times, and where focus is not managed appropriately when a page is dynamically updated (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.3).
  • Form controls
    • Some form fields do not have errors associated with the input fields (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1).
    • The input purpose is not programmatically defined with the autocomplete attribute for some fields that collect personal information in forms (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.5).
    • Some error messages have no programmatic call-to-action (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.1).
    • There is an asterisk used to indicate required fields in a form, but the meaning of the asterisk is not explained in the form (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.2).
    • There are form elements that have instructions that are not permanent (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 3.3.2).
    • Some interactive form controls are missing an accessible name or rely on placeholder for accessible name (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2).
  • Interactive components
    • There are tooltips elements which do not allow users to move their mouse pointer onto the content or cannot be dismissed without moving the mouse pointer or keyboard focus (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.13).
    • There are elements such as tabs which lack appropriate ARIA mark-up (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2).
    • Some interactive components are missing ARIA states, or states are not available through text (WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2).

This statement was prepared in June 2025. It was last reviewed in June 2025.

This website was last tested January 2025. The test was carried out by AbilityNet.