Website accessibility statement
Using this website
The web server error pages and university failover pages used if there are issues with udo or staffID websites are run by the University of Derby. We want as many people as possible to be able to use the site and are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. For example, that means you should be able to:
- You can zoom text to at least 200% without it spilling off screen
- You can to navigate using just a keyboard
- You can 'skip to main content' by using tab on your keyboard
- The website can be used by a screen reader
AbilityNet (https://abilitynet.org.uk/) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. AbilityNet is a UK charity that exists to change the lives of disabled people by helping them to use digital technology at work, at home or in education.
Measures to support accessibility
We are using the following measures to ensure accessibility of the University of Derby website:
- We include accessibility within our internal policies
- We assign clear accessibility targets and responsibilities
- We employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods
How accessible is our website
We know some parts of this website aren't fully accessible:
Some of the text has insufficient colour contrast.
What to do if you can't access parts of this website or have a complaint
We're always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
If you have any issues with inaccessible content or are unable to obtain an accessible version, or you feel the need to complain about our site and content accessibility, please contact us in the first instance by:
Please contact itservicecentre@derby.ac.uk giving the web address of the page with the issue.
We'll consider your request and get back to you in 7 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint after following the process set out above, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about our website's accessibility
The University of Derby 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 non-compliances listed below.
The Content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-accessible content
The is no known non-accessible content
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some of the text has insufficient colour contrast.
Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
The is no known content outside the scope of the accessibility regulations.
Additional accessibility considerations
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define three levels of conformance: level A, level AA and level AAA. Although our goal is WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance, we have also applied some level AAA success criteria as follows:
- Images of text are only used for pure decoration or where a particular presentation of text is essential to the information being conveyed
- The purpose of each link can be identified from link text alone, except where the purpose of the link would be ambiguous to users in general
How we tested this website
The Accessibility Insights plugin for Chrome was used.
This website was last tested on 31 January 2020. The test was carried out on a sample of 3 pages by Business Systems team in IT Services.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We have a rolling programme of updating content in accordance with the guidelines set out by the WCAG.
This statement was prepared on 31 January 2020. It was last updated on 31 January 2020.
Accessibility statement updates log
Website accessibility information form
https://www.derby.ac.uk/about/accessibility/support/