Website accessibility
statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications)
(No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
This accessibility
statement applies to:
This website
is run by Edina directorate within Information Services Group (ISG) at The
University of Edinburgh. We want as many people
as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should
be able to:
· listen
to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent
versions of Job Access with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and VoiceOver);
·
navigate most of the website
using the keyboard or via speech command technology (including Dragon
NaturallySpeaking);
· using
your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts while
retaining most functionality;
· operate
with mobile devices in both landscape and portrait modes;
·
use the website without
encountering any time limits.
We’ve also made the website
text as simple as possible to understand.
Customising
the website
AbilityNet has advice on making
your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site
with suggestions to make your computer more accessible:
AbilityNet - My Computer My Way
With a few
simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website using your browser
settings to make it easier to read and navigate:
Additional
information on how to customise our website appearance
If you are a
member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess
accessible document conversion service:
How
accessible this website is
We know some
parts of this website are not fully accessible:
· magnification
beyond 250% may lead to reflow issues, where horizontal scrolling is necessary
to see all content;
·
keyboard navigation could be
clearer in informing users where they have reached on a page;
·
alternative text and tooltips
are not present on all non-text content;
·
a pop-up greets the user upon
entering the site;
·
some parts of the website are
not fully compatible with mobile accessibility functionality, including those
with small screens (smaller than ten inches, for example), alongside the
ability to increase font size and change colours.
Feedback and
contact information
If you need information on this
website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio
recording or braille:
·
email edina@ed.ac.uk
·
telephone
+44 (0)131 650 3302
·
British
Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via contactSCOTLAND-BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting
service.
We will consider your request and
get back to you in 5 working days.
Reporting
accessibility problems with this website
We are
always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any
problems not listed on this page, or think we’re not meeting accessibility
requirements, please contact:
·
email edina@ed.ac.uk
·
telephone
+44 (0)131 650 3302
·
British
Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via contactSCOTLAND-BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting
service.
We will
consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality
and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public
Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility
Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with
how we respond to your complaint please contact the Equality Advisory and
Support Service (EASS) directly:
Contact details for the
Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
The
government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:
Reporting an
accessibility problem on a public sector website
Contacting
us by phone using British Sign Language
British
Sign Language service
contactSCOTLAND-BSL
runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland’s public
bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public
bodies and vice versa. The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
contactSCOTLAND-BSL service
details.
Technical
information about this website’s accessibility
The
University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites and applications accessible,
in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications)
(No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website
is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1
AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The full
guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility
Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard
Non
accessible content
The content
listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Noncompliance
with the accessibility regulations
The
following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:
- Not all
non-text content presented to users has alternative text
· Content can not be
implemented using technologies without support for identifying the expected
meaning for form input data
o
1.3.5 - Identify Input
Purpose
·
Content
can not be presented without loss of information or functionality, and requires
scrolling in two dimensions
- Visual
information to identify user interface components, such as keyboard focus,
do not always have a sufficient contrast ratio
· It
is not always clear to tell where the user has navigated to or reached when using
the keyboard
· Pop ups appear without
the user being alerted
·
Screen readers are not able to identify some parts
of the page, namely images without alternative text
Unless
specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be
in place for those items within our control by November 2022.
Disproportionate
burden
We are not currently claiming
that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content
that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
We are not currently claiming that there is any content
outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations.
What we’re
doing to improve accessibility
We will
continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted, either through
delivery of a solution or suitable workaround. Unless specified otherwise, a
complete solution or significant improvement will be in place for those items
within our control by November 2022.
Whilst we are
in the process of resolving these accessibility issues, or where we are unable,
we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is
disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility
and retest the accessibility of this website.
Preparation
of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on
4th May 2022. It was last reviewed on 4th May 2022.
This website was tested by the ISG Disability Information team during April
2022, using the Internet
Explorer (19041.1052), alongside Mozilla Firefox (78.11.0esr), Microsoft Edge (91.0.864.59)
and Google Chrome (91.0.4471.124)
browsers. Internet Explorer is still commonly used by disabled people,
due to its accessibility features and compatibility with assistive technology,
as shown in a UK government survey:
UK Government Assistive Technology Browser Survey.
However,
a more recent world-wide usage level survey suggests the other browsers are
used more widely. In particular, when using a combination of different screen
readers and browsers, Chrome has increased in popularity, and is now the
favoured one in overall use:
WebAIM: Screen Reader
User Survey 2021
We tested:
·
Spellcheck functionality;
·
Scaling using different
resolutions and reflow;
· Options to
customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour et. cetera);
· Keyboard navigation and
keyboard traps;
· Data
validation;
· Warning of
links opening in a new tab or window;
·
Information conveyed in colour
or sound only;
·
Flashing, moving or scrolling
text;
·
Operability if JavaScript is
disabled;
·
Use with screen reading software
(for example, JAWS);
·
Assistive software (TextHelp
Read and Write, Windows Magnifer, ZoomText, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, TalkBack
and VoiceOver);
·
Tooltips and text alternatives
for any non-text content;
·
Time limits;
·
Compatibility with mobile
accessibility functionality (Android and iOS).