Designed for everyone
Accessibility Statement
Our commitment to making fhb.health.gov.lk usable by every visitor, including people with disabilities, in keeping with WCAG 2.2 AA and Sri Lanka's national accessibility direction.
Our commitment
Standards we follow
The Family Health Bureau is committed to making fhb.health.gov.lk usable by every visitor, including people with disabilities and people using assistive technology.
The site is built and continuously tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA — the global standard adopted by most national governments. We also align with Sri Lanka's national e-Government accessibility direction issued by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).
The site is built and continuously tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA — the global standard adopted by most national governments. We also align with Sri Lanka's national e-Government accessibility direction issued by the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).
Features
Accessibility built in
Specific features we have implemented across every page of the site:
- ● Full keyboard navigation — every interactive element is reachable and operable without a mouse, with a visible "skip to main content" link as the first focusable element.
- ● Screen reader support via semantic HTML, ARIA labels where needed, and a consistent landmark structure (header / nav / main / footer).
- ● All text-and-background colour pairs meet at least 4.5:1 contrast (WCAG AA); essential elements such as navigation aim for 7:1 (AAA).
- ● Text can be resized up to 200% without horizontal scrolling or loss of content.
- ● Meaningful alternative text on every informative image; decorative images marked with empty alt and role="presentation" so screen readers skip them.
- ● Consistent, predictable navigation and page structure — the same header, footer and breadcrumb pattern across every page.
- ● Explicit lang attributes on every text element — Sinhala paragraphs are tagged lang="si", Tamil paragraphs lang="ta" — so screen readers pronounce them with the correct phonetics.
- ● Forms have explicit labels (not placeholder-as-label), visible focus indicators, clear error messages, and assistive-tech-friendly status announcements after submission.
- ● Honours the OS-level prefers-reduced-motion preference — animations and transitions are softened or skipped when a user has asked for stillness.
Compatible with
Tested platforms
We test this site against:
• Screen readers: NVDA (Windows), JAWS (Windows), VoiceOver (macOS and iOS), TalkBack (Android).
• Browsers: latest two versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.
• Operating systems: Windows 10/11, macOS, iOS 16+, Android 12+.
If you use a different assistive technology and run into issues, please tell us — see "Report an issue" below.
• Screen readers: NVDA (Windows), JAWS (Windows), VoiceOver (macOS and iOS), TalkBack (Android).
• Browsers: latest two versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge.
• Operating systems: Windows 10/11, macOS, iOS 16+, Android 12+.
If you use a different assistive technology and run into issues, please tell us — see "Report an issue" below.
Known limitations
What we are still working on
Honesty matters more than a perfect statement. Areas we are actively improving:
• Some older PDF documents (annual reports from before 2018, archived circulars) are not fully tagged for screen readers. We are remediating these as resources allow.
• Embedded maps require JavaScript and a visual mouse / touch interaction; we provide the same address information in plain text below every map for users who cannot interact with the map widget.
• Sinhala and Tamil translations of administrative and legal copy are machine-translated for the first iteration and reviewed by FHB's in-house language team. Please report any unclear phrasing.
• Some older PDF documents (annual reports from before 2018, archived circulars) are not fully tagged for screen readers. We are remediating these as resources allow.
• Embedded maps require JavaScript and a visual mouse / touch interaction; we provide the same address information in plain text below every map for users who cannot interact with the map widget.
• Sinhala and Tamil translations of administrative and legal copy are machine-translated for the first iteration and reviewed by FHB's in-house language team. Please report any unclear phrasing.
Report an issue
Help us improve
If you encounter an accessibility barrier — a button that does not work with your screen reader, contrast that is too low, an image without a description, or anything else — please tell us. Every report makes the next visitor's experience better.
• Email: dmch@fhb.health.gov.lk with subject "Accessibility".
• Phone: +94 11 2681309 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM).
• Post: Family Health Bureau, No. 231, De Saram Place, Colombo 10.
We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within 5 working days and resolve them within 30 days where feasible. Complex remediations (large PDF archives, third-party widgets) may take longer; we will keep you informed.
• Email: dmch@fhb.health.gov.lk with subject "Accessibility".
• Phone: +94 11 2681309 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM).
• Post: Family Health Bureau, No. 231, De Saram Place, Colombo 10.
We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within 5 working days and resolve them within 30 days where feasible. Complex remediations (large PDF archives, third-party widgets) may take longer; we will keep you informed.
Last reviewed
Currency
This statement was last reviewed on 24 May 2026.
The website is audited quarterly against WCAG 2.2 AA using automated tools (Pa11y, axe-core) supplemented by manual screen-reader testing. Findings are tracked on an internal accessibility issue register and fixed in the next maintenance window.
The website is audited quarterly against WCAG 2.2 AA using automated tools (Pa11y, axe-core) supplemented by manual screen-reader testing. Findings are tracked on an internal accessibility issue register and fixed in the next maintenance window.