Accessibility statement for beta.jisc.ac.uk

This website is run by Jisc. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:

• Change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• Zoom in up to 400% without problems
• Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• Use 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 is this website

We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible. For example:

• Not all videos are completely accessible
• Issues with the cookie banner when the page is zoomed to 200% on certain screen sizes
• Issues with page breadcrumb navigation text getting clipped when resizing text to 200%
• If you remove the CSS styling, some icons appear enlarged which can make it difficult to navigate

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 contact us:

• Email - help@jisc.ac.uk
• Call - 0300 3002212
• Speak to your account manager

We’ll consider your request and get back to you.

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 web@jisc.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

Jisc is committed to making its websites 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

• If a video has captions, we do not always provide a separate transcript or audio description as well. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.1 (audio-only and video-only  - prerecorded)
• Not all videos have edited, synchronised captions, which does not meet WCAG success criterion 1.2.2 (captions - prerecorded) – in these instances, a downloadable transcript will be available instead
• When resizing text to 200%, the page breadcrumb navigation text is clipped. This does not meet WCAG 1.4.4 (resize text)
• We do not currently provide audio descriptions for all prerecorded video content. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.5 (audio description -prerecorded)
• Some functionality of the cookie banner is not available on 600-700 pixel wide screens when text is resized without assistive technology up to 200 percent. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.4.4 (Resize text)
• Removing styling (CSS) on pages causes enlarged icons to appear, which can make it difficult to navigate and read content. This causes a minor CSS dependence issue

Third-party tools

YouTube

We embed YouTube videos on the site. We know there are accessibility issues with this feature. We don't have accessible alternatives and, as we don't control the platform, are unable to make the changes required to improve them. Let us know if you would like an accessible version of any video we put live, we will send it through to you.

Hotjar

We use Hotjar to better understand our users’ needs and optimise the experience of this website. We don't have a suitable alternative and, as we don't control the platform, are unable to make the changes required to improve it. We are aware of a number of accessibility issues - particularly with buttons - detailed in full below.