This accessibility statement applies to www.dart.ed.ac.uk
This website is run by 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:
• change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website using 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:
• it can be difficult to tell where you have navigated to by keyboard only
• not all content is accessible by keyboard only
• some non-text content does not have text alternatives
• not all icons have tooltips enabled
• not all images have alternative text
• not all videos have captions
• some text is not sufficiently visible from the background colour it sits over
• there is scrolling content that cannot be paused, stopped or hidden
• not all link text is clear on where the link takes the user
• some links open in a new browser window without warning.
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: salvesenresearch@ed.ac.uk
• call: Sorry ,we are unable to accept telephone calls as we are working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• write to:
DART
C/O Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson
The Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre
The University of Edinburgh
Kennedy Tower
Morningside Terrace
EH10 5HF
We’ll 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’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us on:
• email: salvesenresearch@ed.ac.uk
• call: Sorry ,we are unable to accept telephone calls as we are working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.
• write to:
DART
C/O Professor Sue Fletcher-Watson
The Salvsen Mindroom Research Centre
The University of Edinburgh
Kennedy Tower
Morningside Terrace
EH10 5HF
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).
Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language Service
British Sign Language Scotland 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.
British Sign Language Scotland service details
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Edinburgh 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.
The full guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
• Not all non-text content has text alternatives
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 – Non Text Content.
• Not all audio and video content has captions.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.1 – Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) and 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)
• There may not be sufficient colour contrast between font and background colours
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 – Contrast (Minimum)
• Some content cannot be presented without loss of information if the line height, paragraph spacing, letter spacing or word spacing is increased.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.12 – Text Spacing
• Visual information to identify user interface components, such as keyboard focus, do not always have a sufficient contrast ratio.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.11 – Non-text contrast
• Most tooltips disappear as soon as the cursor moves. Also tooltips are not always present for all icons and images.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.13 – Content on Hover or Focus.
• Not all content is accessible by just using the keyboard.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard
• There is content that has moving, blinking or scrolling information that starts automatically, and is presented in parallel with other content, and does not have a mechanism for the user to pause, stop or hide it
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.2- Pause, Stop and Hide
• The purpose of each link cannot always be determined from the link text alone
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (in context)
• When operating the keyboard focus indicator is not always visible.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.7 Focus Visible
• Links do not always give users a warning when opening a new window.
This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 3.2.1 On Focus Level A
Wherever possible a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by July 2021 where the issues are within our control.
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
Pre-recorded video
We do not plan to add captions to all pre-recorded videos as those published before 23rd September 2020 are exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to work with the website developers to address these issues and deliver a solution or suitable workaround and correct issues directly where they are under our control.
We will continue to monitor system accessibility and will carry out further accessibility testing as these issues are resolved. However, due to the complex nature of the information displayed it may not be possible to resolve all accessibility issues. If this is the case, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. We plan to resolve the issues that are within our control and which have been identified above by July 2021.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 15 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 15 September 2020.
This website was last tested on 15 September 2020. The test was carried out by the Salvesen Mindroom Research Centre Communications Manager from The University of Edinburgh over July, August and September 2020 via sampling the majority of pages across the website.
We decided to test a selection of pages from each of the site’s main menu options so that all of the different content style pages were tested and alongside the majority of content.
We also tested the website using an automated web accessibility checker produced by www.littleforest.co.uk.