This accessibility statement applies to the following external websites of University of Gloucestershire:

• www.glos.ac.uk
• sites.glos.ac.uk
• experience.glos.ac.uk
• www.ccri.ac.uk

This website is owned and maintained the University of Gloucestershire. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and we try to make the text as simple as possible to understand.

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 the content using screen reading software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
• enjoy video content with or without sound or vision

AbilityNet has advice on making your computer or 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:

• some information is only available in linked files such as Word documents or PDF’s
• some older documents (published before 2018) are not formatted for screen reader access
• printable maps may not have any readable content for screen readers

Wherever possible information is presented in HTML format for easier access, but sometimes other document formats are presented. If you are having problems accessing specific information online, please email digitalmarketing@glos.ac.uk.​

What to do if you cannot access parts of 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, please email digitalmarketing@glos.ac.uk.

If you need information in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio or braille:

• email: digitalmarketing@glos.ac.uk
• call: +44 (0) 1242 714700

We will consider your request and reply to you within 5 working days.

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

The University of Gloucestershire is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the exemptions listed below. We are continually working to meet this standard.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

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.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 17 December 2020. It was last reviewed on 26 July 2022.

This website was last tested on 26 July 2022. The test was carried out by the Digital team at the university.