Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Aberystwyth University’s Intranet and Student Hub

This accessibility statement applies to all webpages included within Aberystwyth University’s Intranet and Student Hub.

The University’s Intranet and Student Hub sites have been created using Communication Sites on the third-party Microsoft SharePoint platform.

This website is run by Aberystwyth University. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings;
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen;
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software;
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

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

  • Some images do not contain alternate text.
  • Some sections do not have appropriate heading levels.
  • Some elements are hidden from screen readers and/or are not in keyboard tab order.
  • Some region elements do not contain accessible names.
  • Some pages have repeated links, or repeated link text with different destination URLs.
  • Contrast on some icons does not meet minimum contrast ratios.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact Information Services.

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) [2.2] AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Many of the improvements identified are outside the capability of the University to resolve, as it procures the system from a third-party provider. The University will work with the third-party provider (Microsoft) to seek to identify solutions for the following:

Colour

On a small number of pages, there is not sufficient colour contrast on some icons. This can mean that people with visual impairments cannot see text within the icons. This doesn’t meet WCAG success criterion 1.4.3 Contract (Minimum).

Headings

Some pages skip a heading level. This is confusing when the pages are viewed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Some pages have missing heading 1s. This is confusing when the pages are viewed using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Images

Some images don’t have a text alternative. This means that the information in the images isn’t available to people using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 Non-Text Content. 

Keyboard

Some areas of pages (including main navigation) cannot be accessed via keyboard tab order. This means that the information may not be available to people navigating via keyboard. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard.

Links

Some pages have multiple links using the same text. This could be confusing to people using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).

Regions

Some regional elements do not have an accessible name. This could mean that users of assistive technology may find it difficult to decipher the purpose or intent of the element, and be able to distinguish the element from others on the same page. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility roadmap shows how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 31/03/2025. It was last reviewed on 31/03/2025.

This website was last tested on 28/03/2025 against the WCAG [2.2] AA standard.

The test was carried out by Aberystwyth University. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.