Accessibility
Accessibility statement for p-ld.co.uk
This accessibility statement applies to the website hosted at the domain https://www.p-ld.co.uk.
This website is run by the Centre for People-Led Digitalisation, part of the University of Bath.
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 400% 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.
If you have a disability, AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
some pages and document attachments are not written in plain English
older PDF documents may not fully accessible to screen reader software
videos do not all have captions
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:
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:
Rhian Griggs, Head of Content Strategy
Email: pld@bath.ac.uk
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
We are committed to making this 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 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
The full guidelines are available at:
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non compliance with the accessibility regulations
The following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria
Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content).
We will review images on the website by December 2024
Some PDF document downloads currently lack a title that describes their topic or purpose. This fails WCAG success criterion Page Titled 2.4.2.
We will audit PDFs on the website by December 2024
Some of our PDFs and Word documents may not be structured, so they’re accessible to a screen reader. Some of these PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services and forms published as Word documents. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value)
We will try to make sure any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards, and where we find any that are not accessible, we will rectify this as soon as possible. We will carry out an audit to assess the accessibility of our PDFs and plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages by December 2024
There are some occurrences of badly formatted links either with text that is not descriptive enough, e.g. click here or have the full web address e.g. https://www. rather than formatted link text. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context).
We are currently working to eliminate these link issues with a view to resolving them by December 2024
On some pages the font size is fixed. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.4.8 Visual Presentation
We will review this issue by December 2024
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
Older PDFs and other documents
Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
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. For example, we do not plan to fix archival Council meeting minutes for the 2016/17 academic year.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Pre-recorded and live time-based media
Pre-recorded videos published before 23 September 2020 may not include captions or transcripts.
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
Third-party content
Some authors may choose to link content hosted on external websites that are not owned, paid for, or developed by the University of Bath. This content may not be accessible.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We plan to carry out an annual website audit of p-ld.co.uk, followed by manual prioritisation of issues with key user journeys.
We use a publishing platform which is stable and has been tested for accessibility issues. This cuts down, but doesn't totally remove, the risk of web editors adding content that is not accessible
Support, guidance and training process will be put in place for all University staff to increase awareness of accessibility and what our responsibilities are. This will be in place by December 2024
The University currently runs a series of sessions to highlight the importance of Word and PDF accessibility and train users in how to audit and then improve the accessibility of these documents.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 28 June 2024.