Technical Accessibility Statement
Technical Information about this website’s accessibility
Aberystwyth University is committed to making its 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 version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Colour
On most pages there is not sufficient colour contrast on parts of the text. This can mean that people with certain visual impairments will not be able to read this content. This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
On some pages colour is used to show that a step has been completed. This can mean that people with certain visual impairments will not be able to see whether a step has been completed or not. This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.1 Use of Color
Forms
Some forms do not have labels set correctly for some fields. This can mean that it's not clear to people filling out the form what data they should enter into the field. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
Some form fields do not have appropriate autocomplete attributes defined. This can mean that it's more difficult for people using assistive technology to understand what data should be entered. This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose
Headings
Some pages have multiple heading 1s. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
Some pages skip a heading level. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
Links
Some of our links open in a new browser window. This can be confusing for people using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.2.5 Change on Request.
Some pages have links using text that doesn’t tell the user where the link will take them. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).
Some pages have multiple links using the same text. This is confusing when the pages are accessed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).
Tables
On some pages, there are tables which do not have headers. This can mean that it's more difficult for people using assistive technology to understand what data the table contains. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
Disproportionate burden
There are several accessibility issues present in the current accommodation portal which would require a fair amount of work to address. We aim to replace the portal in the near future, so the benefits of making improvements on the existing system would be small and temporary. We believe that making these improvements now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We will ensure that the new system is accessible.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are working on introducing a new accommodation system, which will include accessibility improvements over the current version of the portal. In the meantime we will update the template used by the current system to bring through accessibility improvements we have made to our main site.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 10th September 2020. It was last reviewed on September 10 September 2020.
This website was last tested on 10th September 2020. The test was carried out internally using a combination of manual and automated testing.