Non-accessible content
We regularly audit our web content using tools that test for up to date accessibility standards, and work with our content editors and web developers to correct issues that this testing flags on an ongoing basis.
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
The content that is not accessible is outlined below with details of:
- the accessibility problem(s)
- where it fails the success criteria, and
- when we plan to fix the problem
PDFs and other documents published after September 2018
The site contains PDF files published after September 2018 that do not meet accessibility standards and may contain content that should be available in an accessible format such as HTML. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships), 1.3.2 (Meaningful Sequence), 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)), 2.4.2 (Page Titled) and 3.1.1 (Language of Page). We have implemented a strategy to better manage the PDFs we produce and ensure that content editors are given guidance to produce PDFs that are accessible.
Page structure
To address these issues, we are improving our web templates to make it easier for our content editors to create accessible content. We also regularly audit our website and work with content editors to correct them when they are found.
Some pages have headings that don’t follow a logical order. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.10 (Section Heading).
Some pages have empty headings or elements styled as titles but not marked up as headings. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.6 (Headings and Labels) and 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).
Some pages have tables which are marked up incorrectly and do not have row or column headers. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).
Some links are empty, contain an image with no alternative text or do not adequately describe the image. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4: (Link Purpose (In Context)) and 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value).
Some pages use the same link text for different destinations This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (Link Purpose).
Some lists are empty or are marked up incorrectly with role=”presentation”. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).
Images, video and audio
To address these issues, we regularly audit our website and work with content editors to correct them when they are found.
Images on some pages do not always have suitable image descriptions. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content). When we publish new content we make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Some pages have alternative text for an image which is identical to the link text. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content).
Some images may contain pictures of text. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.5 (Images of text).
Some videos do not have captions or use automatically generated captions, which may be inaccurate. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded)).
Some audio content does not have a transcript or other text equivalent This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.1 (Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded)).
We aim for all audio and video content to have captions or transcripts. Please contact us if you require an accessible alternative to our audio or video content.
Accessible Rich Internet Applications
Not all content including the cookie bar is inside landmarks on the site. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) and WAI-ARIA authoring practices. We are working with third party providers to resolve this issue.
Embedded Third-party content
Our site contains third-party content. We do not have control over and are not responsible for the accessibility of this content but we will work with the third-party to improve its accessibility.
Some frames are missing descriptive, meaningful and unique titles. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.1 (Bypass Blocks) and 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value). We regularly audit our website for instances of this issue and work with content editors to correct it when it occurs.
Disproportionate burden
At present there are no accessibility problems that we consider to be a disproportionate burden.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents published before 23 September 2018
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. We have implemented a strategy to help our content editors to produce new PDFs or documents that are accessible.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
Maps
Online maps and mapping services are exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
Third party content not within our control
We are aware of issues with the Discover Uni data which we are required to embed on our course pages.
Embedded video players like Vimeo or YouTube, Flickr galleries and embedded Google Maps.
Where we have used paid for third party content and functionality, we are working with the third-party to improve its accessibility.
