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 some 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)

Documents

Some documents available on our website are not structured correctly using headings. 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 documents available on our website do not have alternative text on all images. 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.

Forms

Form fields do not have labels. 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.

Form input button has no label. This can mean that it's not clear to people filling out the form what the button does. 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.

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.

Landmarks

There are multiple header landmarks. This means that people using assistive technology may have difficulty orienting themselves and navigating the pages. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

The 'skip navigation' link does not work. This means that people using assistive technology are unable to skip past the navigation to reach the main content of the page. This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Block.

Links

Some links do not contain any text or any alternative text on an image within the link. 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 contain repeated links containing the same text but linking to different things. 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 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).

Lists

There are lists which are unnecessary as they only contain one item. This means that people using assistive technology may find the content confusing. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are investigating improvements to the portal, if the 3rd party tool will allow.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 18th September 2020. It was last reviewed on 18th September 2020.

This website was last tested on 18th September 2020. The test was carried out internally using a combination of manual and automated testing.