Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
This accessibility statement applies to:
https://hiv-aids-resources.is.ed.ac.uk/
This website is run by the Library and University Collections Directorate which is part of Information Services Group at the University of Edinburgh. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
- Use most of the site using voice recognition software e.g., Dragon
- Use the website without encountering any time limits.
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, some of our content is technical, and we use technical terms where there is no easier wording we could use without changing what the text means.
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:
- There is some small text
- Some images are missing alt text
- Some images have alt text, but the alt text is non-meaningful
- Some text is represented as images
- Some links open new tabs/windows/popups
- There are some colour contrast issues, including the background colour
- Audio/visual content is missing human corrected captions
- Video content does not have audio descriptions
- Moving animation in home page cannot be paused
- There are some icons with missing tooltips
- Text cannot be re-sized to 200% without loss of function
- Reflow does not work up to 400% without loss of function
- Some hyperlinks are not formatted correctly with meaningful hypertext
- Some skip to content options do not work
- Website is not fully navigable with keyboard only
- Some keyboard selection display is not visible enough, and do not have sufficient contrast
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please contact us:
- By using the IS Helpline online contact form: IS Helpline contact form
- Or phoning: +44 (0)131 651 5151
- Or email: Information.systems@ed.ac.uk
British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service:
Contact Scotland BSL
We’ll 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 us:
- By using the IS Helpline online contact form: IS Helpline contact form
- Or phoning: +44 (0)131 651 5151
- Or email: Information.systems@ed.ac.uk
British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service:
Contact Scotland BSL
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
Contact Scotland 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 from 8.00am to 12.00am, 7 days a week.
Contact Scotland 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.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The full guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 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 2.2 AA success criteria:
- Not all non-text items have alternative text
- None of the audio content seemed to have human-corrected captions, and the video content seemed to be missing audio descriptions and human-corrected captions
- Videos did not have appropriate audio description
- Some ARIA attributes and roles are missing or incorrect
- There were several colour contrast issues
- It is not possible to magnify all text to 200% without loss of content
- There was some text displayed as images
- Reflow is not enabled to 400%
- On some browsers not all content can be reached by keyboard
- The bus animation on the home page cannot be paused
- Some of the Skip to content options did not work
- There are some links that are not meaningful hypertext e.g. naked URL’s
- When navigating by keyboard it can be unclear where you have tabbed to
- Some links open as pop ups without warning the user
- Some website elements are not fully accessible with screen readers and voice recognition software (e.g. ARIs roles and attributes do not have valid values & Frames do not have accessible names)
We are working towards solving these problems and expect several improvements by May 2025. The site is fully within our control.
We aim to improve our websites accessibility on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below (‘What we’re doing to improve accessibility’) on how we are improving our site accessibility.
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 believe some content is outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations, specifically the interactive Google Maps embed.
It is unlikely that the Google map application is fully accessible with all assistive technologies. However, maps are currently not within the scope of the regulations.
There is a lot of additional information available in different formats including maps to download and information in the AccessAble – UoE app available for iOS and Android.
The following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:
- Not all non-text content presented to users has alternative text
- Colour is used as the only visual means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element
- Some website elements are not fully accessible with screen readers and voice recognition software e.g.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to address and make adequate improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by May 2025. At this stage we believe the site is fully under our control
While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues 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 11th June 2024. It was last reviewed on 1st July 2024.
The website was last tested on 7th June 2024. The testing was carried out by the Library and University Collections Directorate which is part of Information Services Group at the University of Edinburgh using both automated and manual methods. The site was tested on a PC, primarily using Microsoft Edge alongside Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
Recent world-wide usage levels survey for different screen readers and browsers shows that Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge are increasing in popularity and Google Chrome is now the favoured browser for screen readers:
WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey
The aforementioned three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.
We ran automated testing using WAVE WebAIM and AXE and then manual testing that included:
- Spell check functionality;
- Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;
- Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour, etc);
- Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;
- Data validation;
- Warning of links opening in new tab or window;
- Information conveyed in the colour or sound only;
- Flashing, moving or scrolling text;
- Use with screen reading software (for example JAWS);
- Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, Windows Magnifier, ZoomText, Dragon Naturally Speaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver);
- Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;
- Time limits;
- Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (Android and iOS).
- Any drag functionality and alternatives
- Consistent help function
- No need to re enter data already submitted
- Any cognitive tests