New look Young Scot website puts accessibility at its core

2023

New look Young Scot website puts accessibility at its core

Informative, engaging and fun content is at the heart of Young Scot’s youth website.

Young Scot’s website is Scotland’s leading information website for young people. It’s packed full of quality-assured information tailored specifically for young people – with accessibility at its core.

This information is shared with young people within the digital spaces they spend their time in – including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook and YouTube. Key information and social posts are also translated into Scottish Gaelic.

In support of its diversity, equity and inclusion strategy, Young Scot recently deployed a new version of their website to ensure that the information they publish is as accessible as it can be. The new website allows young people to access a wider range of accessibility and language support tools to customise their digital experience through ‘Recite Me’ assistive technology. 

As well as an updated format making it easier for young people to find the information most relevant to them, the website now provides an inclusive online experience to enable website visitors to access online content and services barrier-free, in a way that best suits their needs. 

Being able to offer an inclusive experience is essential to support over 20% of the population who may encounter barriers when exploring websites due to having a disability, learning difficulty, visual impairment or if they speak English as a second language.

The Recite Me assistive toolbar on the Young Scot website includes screen reading functionality, multiple reading aids, customisable styling options, an on-demand live translation feature with over 100 languages, including 65 texts to speech and styling options.  

Check out the new look website https://young.scot