{"id":3276,"date":"2020-12-17T12:26:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T12:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=3276"},"modified":"2024-08-08T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T10:36:05","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/knowledge-base\/accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>University of Gloucestershire is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This accessibility statement applies to the following websites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">www.glos.ac.uk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">sites.glos.ac.uk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">experience.glos.ac.uk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">www.ccri.ac.uk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The websites above are run by University of Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My Computer My Way<\/a> has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">How accessible this website is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. You can see a full list of any issues we currently know about in the Non-accessible content section of this statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Feedback and contact information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Email <a href=\"mailto:itservices@glos.ac.uk\">itservices@glos.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Call <a href=\"tel:+441242714044\" data-type=\"tel\" data-id=\"tel:+441242714044\">+44 (0) 1242 714044<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll consider your request and get back&nbsp;to you within 5 working days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Reporting accessibility problems with this website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we\u2019re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Email <a href=\"mailto:itservices@glos.ac.uk\"><a href=\"mailto:itservices@glos.ac.uk\">itservices@glos.ac.uk<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Call <a href=\"tel:+441242714044\" data-type=\"tel\" data-id=\"tel:+441242714044\">+44 (0) 1242 714044<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"acf-block acf-block--reference no-mt no-mb       \" style=\"border-color:#a5a2a2\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"columns is-flex is-vcentered is-marginless\">\n\t\t<div class=\"column is-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"reference-icon is-block\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdisplay:inline-block;\n\t\t\t\t\twidth:24px;\n\t\t\t\t\theight:24px;\n\t\t\t\t\tbackground-color:#1ca691;\n\t\t\t\t\tmask: url('https:\/\/www.glos.ac.uk\/information\/wp-content\/themes\/glos--parent\/resources\/dist\/img\/icons\/reference\/link.svg') no-repeat center;\n\t\t\t\t\tmask-size: contain;\n\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\taria-label=\"link icon\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Reference is a link\"\n\t\t\t><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"column\" style=\"color:#000!important\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/users\/inaccessible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read tips on contacting organisation about inaccessible websites<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Enforcement procedure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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 \u2018accessibility regulations\u2019). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalityadvisoryservice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Technical information about this website\u2019s accessibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Compliance status<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This website is partially compliant with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/WCAG21\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard<\/a>, due to the exemptions listed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Non-accessible content<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Content that\u2019s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">PDFs and other documents<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our 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. We are currently working on fixing these essential documents or replacing them with accessible html web pages. This work will be completed by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accessibility regulations&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/952\/regulation\/4\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018<\/a>&nbsp;if they\u2019re not essential to providing our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Third party content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of our services include third party content which we have no control over such as documents which are sent to us and uploaded by Office for Students, or Discover Uni data which we are required to embed on course pages. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accessibility regulations do not require us to manage these kinds of content, but if you have a problem with any of the content hosted on this website, please contact us using the methods above and we will try to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Video content<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.legislation.gov.uk\/uksi\/2018\/952\/regulation\/4\/made\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations<\/a>. We also have some existing pre-recorded video content that was published before the 23<sup>rd<\/sup> September 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This content is also exempt from the regulations. All new video content we produce will have appropriate captions, audio descriptions and transcripts as necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Online maps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Our service includes the use of online maps for each of our campuses, plus other geographical information. These are not used for navigational purposes and are exempt under the regulations. If you require the information presented in an online map in a different format, please contact us to discuss reasonable adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"heading wp-block-heading\">Preparation of this accessibility statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This statement was prepared on 17 December 2020. It was last reviewed on 8 February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This website was last tested on 8 February 2024. 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