Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018

This accessibility statement applies to: https://www.skaje.uk/

This website is hosted by the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences as part of 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:

• using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts;
• zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen;
• use the website without encountering any time limits;
• there is no flashing, scrolling or moving text.

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:

Information on SensusAccess

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• not all content can be reached by using keystrokes;
• user location and navigation is not always clear;
• magnification and scaling on most browsers can lead to a loss of content;
• tooltips are not present on all non-text content;
• the site is not fully compatible with assistive technology, including screen readers and speech-to-text software;
• not all videos have captions or audio description;
• some documents, including Word and PDF, could be more accessible;
• there is not a ‘skip to main content’ feature;

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 ppls.web@ed.ac.uk
• Telephone 0131 650 3442 / 0131 650 8388
• 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 ppls.web@ed.ac.uk
• Telephone 0131 650 3442 / 0131 650 8388
• 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

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
  1.1.1 – Non-text Content
• Captions are not provided for all live audio content in synchronized media
  1.2.2 – Captions (prerecorded)
• The way the content is presented affects its meaning, and a correct reading sequence is not programmatically determined
  1.3.2 – Meaningful Sequence
• On a mobile device the user has to use a portrait orientation.
  1.3.4. Orientation
• There may not be sufficient colour contrast between font and background colours, especially where the text size is small
  1.4.3 – Contrast (Minimum)
• Information is conveyed as an image of text rather than as text itself, making it not compatible with screen readers and other assistive technology and is not fully customisable
  1.4.5 – Images of text
• Visual information to identify user interface components, such as keyboard focus, do not always have a sufficient contrast ratio
  1.4.11 – Non-text contrast
• Tooltips are not present for all icons and images
  1.4.13 – Content on Hover or Focus
• It is not always clear to tell where you have navigated to when you are using a keyboard
  2.4.7 – Focus Visible
• There is moving and scrolling text which cannot be controlled by the user
  2.2.2. Pause-Stop- Hide
• Not all our PDF’s and Word documents meet accessibility standards.
  1.1.1. Non-text Content
  2.4.5 – Multiple Ways
  1.3.2 – Meaningful Sequence
  1.4.5 – Images of Text

Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place for those items within our control by December 2021

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

At this time, we do not believe that any content is outside the scope of the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted, working with the supplier, to deliver 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 December 2021.

While 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 10th June  2021. It was last reviewed on 17th June 2021.

This website was last tested in June 2021. Testing was conducted by the supplier Marketspan.