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Details </h2> <div class="gem-c-govspeak govuk-govspeak direction-ltr" data-module="govspeak"> <div class="govspeak"> <p>Use this sample accessibility statement to help you write a statement for your own public sector website or mobile app. Some of the wording is legally required, so make sure you include that in your statement.</p> <p>This sample statement is based on the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240417120500/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/model-accessibility-statement" class="govuk-link">model accessibility statement</a>, which sets out what information you have to put in an accessibility statement - and our own research into what’s useful to disabled website users.</p> <p>Publishing an accessibility statement is one of the things public sector organisations must do to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20240417120500/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/accessibility-requirements-for-public-sector-websites-and-apps" class="govuk-link">meet the requirements of accessibility 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Updated references to how to refer to the standard tested against to state WCAG 2.1 or 2.2.</p> </li> <li class="app-c-published-dates__change-item"> <time class="app-c-published-dates__change-date timestamp" datetime="2023-10-05T16:03:50.000+01:00">5 October 2023</time> <p class="app-c-published-dates__change-note">Updated sample accessibility statement to include options for new success criteria in WCAG 2.2.</p> </li> <li class="app-c-published-dates__change-item"> <time class="app-c-published-dates__change-date timestamp" datetime="2020-04-02T12:53:28.000+01:00">2 April 2020</time> <p class="app-c-published-dates__change-note">Updated sample statement in line with the EU model statement.</p> </li> <li class="app-c-published-dates__change-item"> <time class="app-c-published-dates__change-date timestamp" datetime="2019-07-12T16:24:00.000+01:00">12 July 2019</time> <p class="app-c-published-dates__change-note">Updated format for listing accessibility problems to provide greater clarity around achieving consistency with model required by EU. 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