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Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the D&AD website.

This website is run by D&AD. 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 400% 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’ve 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 this website is

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

  • heading structure on some pages is incorrect
  • moving content is observed without a pause, stop or hide function
  • some complex images do not have an equivalent alternative text
  • some alternative text is not present for informative images.

Feedback and contact information

We are committed to ensuring our website is accessible to everyone. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please let us know so we can address the issue promptly.

You can report accessibility problems by emailing us at contact@dandad.org. Your message will be received by our in-house service team, who are responsible for reviewing and triaging accessibility issues.

We aim to acknowledge all reports within 5 working days and work to resolve any accessibility concerns as quickly as possible.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Compliance status

This website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard. The non-compliances are listed below.

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).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Pre-recorded videos on the ‘Archive Work’ page do not have synchronised captions, which may impact users with hearing impairments. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.2 (captions (pre-recorded)).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Pre-recorded videos on the ‘Work Through a Diageo Brief with NYC Shifters’ and ‘Archine Work’ pages do not have a text transcript or audio description track. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.3 (audio description or media alternative).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Pre-recorded videos on the ‘Main Rankings’ and ‘Work Through a Diageo Brief with NYC Shifters’ pages do not have an audio description track. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.5 (audio description (pre-recorded)).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Rendering issues are present on the ‘Main Rankings’ page with text when zooming text only to 200% using browser zoom controls. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.4 (resize text).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Images of text are present on the ‘Archive Work’ page, which cannot be resized or styled by browsers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.5 (images of text).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Two-dimensional scrolling is required to access page content when zooming the page to 400% with a browser width of 1280px on all website pages. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10 (reflow).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

A correctly formed heading structure is not present on all webpages to facilitate navigation across the site, with skipped or no heading levels present. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.1 (bypass blocks).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Page titles on the ‘Homepage’, ‘Search’, ‘D&AD Directory’, ‘Checkout – Information’ and ‘Your Bookmarks – Filters’ pages are not sufficiently descriptive or informative, which may cause navigation issues between tabs. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.2 (page titled).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

ARIA errors are present across many pages, which may cause issues for screen reader announcements. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025 

Hidden “Skip to Main Content” links receive focus but are not visible on screen when navigating with iOS VoiceOver (mobile screen reader). This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025 

The filter overlay and the “Bed Test” video controls cannot be interacted with using any known voice controls while using Dragon Naturally Speaking (voice recognition software). This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role, value).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Additional content, which is seen on screen, is not announced by a screen reader. This can be observed on the ‘Search’, ‘D&AD Directory’, ‘Main Ranking’, ‘MasterClass – How to Integrate AI into Business and Teams’, and ‘Your Bookmarks – Filters’ pages. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.3 (status messages).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025 

When applying filters, changes which are made to the page are not announced by the screen reader. This is also seen when submitting a search. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.3 (status messages).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

On the ’MasterClass - How to Integrate AI into Business and Teams’ page, the pop-up confirming an added product is not announced. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.3 (status messages).
We plan to resolve this by: 02/06/2025

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 04/09/2025. It was last reviewed on 02/12/2025.

This website was last tested on 18/11/2025. The test was carried out by Zoonou.

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