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 and exemptions listed below.
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Documents
Documents are only available in PDF format. This can mean that people cannot enlarge text in the document without needing to scroll left to right to read it. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.10 Reflow.
Some documents available on our website are not accessible as they don't have alternative text on images, aren't structured correctly or have issues with tables, headings and lists. 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.
Headings
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.
Landmarks
Some of the content of our pages is outside of any landmark. This could be confusing to people using assistive technology. This doesn't meet WCAG success criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks.
Links
Some pages have links using text that doesn’t clearly 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).
Lists
There are lists which only contain one item. This means that people using assistive technology may find the lists confusing. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We have been working on making improvements to our job vacancy pages in collaboration with the company responsible for the system (Hireserve).
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 21/09/20. It was last reviewed on 25/11/21.
This website was last tested on 21/09/20. The test was carried out internally using a combination of manual and automated testing.