Accessibility statement

We want everyone to be able to use Lantern, including people with disabilities, people who don't read English well, and people who are stressed or unwell.

What you can do on Lantern

• Switch on Easy Read: short sentences, pictures and bigger text.
• Make the text bigger or smaller with the A− and A+ buttons, or with your browser's zoom.
• Choose a light or dark theme.
• Read the main content in English, Welsh, Polish, Romanian, Urdu or Arabic. Urdu and Arabic read right to left.
• Use the site with a keyboard. Every control shows a clear focus outline, and pages are marked up for screen readers.
• Read every topic without JavaScript, on our A to Z pages.

Our body text uses Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed for people with low vision.

How accessible this website is

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. We believe the site is partially compliant, because of the issues listed below.

What we know isn't perfect yet

• Translations are partial. In languages other than English, detailed rights, steps and legal sources are still shown in English.
• Easy Read is only in English.
• Letters are always written in English, so organisations can act on them.
• Pages we link to, such as legislation.gov.uk, are run by others and may not meet the same standard.
• The site has not yet been tested with screen readers (such as NVDA, JAWS or VoiceOver), at 400% zoom, or by an independent accessibility auditor. [UPDATE AFTER TESTING]

How we tested

We checked colour contrast against WCAG AA for all text and controls, in both light and dark themes. We checked focus outlines, form labels, language and reading direction markup, and layouts at phone width in every language. Last tested November 2026.

Tell us about a problem

If something doesn't work for you, or you need information in a different format, email [CONTACT EMAIL]. We aim to reply within 5 working days.

If you're not happy with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

This statement was prepared on 14 November 2026.