Accessibility Statement
Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
This accessibility statement applies to:
bulk-unenrol-tool.is.ed.ac.uk.
This website is run by the LTW team 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:
- zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
- using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- navigate most of the website using the keyboard or via speech command technology (including Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
- 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)
- 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:
- reflow issues occur over 250% magnification
- keyboard navigation could be clearer in informing users where they have reached on a page
- the site must be used in portrait mode for mobile devices
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- email the team at ltw-apps-dev@ed.ac.uk
- phone the team at +44 (0)131 651 1266.
- British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via contactSCOTLAND-BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service.
We shall consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements:
- email the team at ltw-apps-dev@ed.ac.uk
- phone the team at +44 (0)131 651 1266.
- British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via contactSCOTLAND-BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service.
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
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:
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its application / website 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 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The full guidelines are available at:
Non Accessible Content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations
The following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria
- Users are unable to view in landscape mode on a mobile device (1.3.4 - Orientation)
- Content can not be presented without loss of information or functionality, and without requiring scrolling in two dimensions, above 250% (1.4.10 - Reflow)
- 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)
- It is not always clear to tell where you have navigated to when you are using a keyboard (2.4.7 - Focus Visible)
Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place for those items within our control by July 2023.
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 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 July 2022.
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 20/01/2023. It was last reviewed on 20/01/2023.
This website was initially tested by the University of Edinburgh’s DLAM team in January 2023, using Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
UK Government assistive technology browser survey
However, Edge, Firefox and especially Chrome are considered the popular browsers when using a screenreader, as confirmed by current world-wide usage levels for different screen readers and browsers:
WebAIM Screen Reader User Survey 2021
The aforementioned three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.
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
- 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, ZoomText, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver)
- Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content
- Time limits
