Accessibility

This website is run by Jisc. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website application using just a keyboard
• navigate most of the website application using speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website application using a screen reader
• interact with the site as we have selected colours, contrast profiles and fonts with accessibility in mind
• understand the website text as we have tried to present it as simply as possible

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 is not fully accessible:

• some areas are not fully operable via keyboard
• you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
• you cannot change colours, contrast levels and fonts

Feedback and contact information

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 contact help@jisc.ac.uk.

Enforcement procedure

If you contact us with a complaint and you're not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

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').

Technical information about this website's accessibility

Jisc is 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 version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Success Criterion 1.3.1: Info and Relationships

• Main navigation WAI-ARIA Menubar Role: child elements within the menubar have roles that are prohibited by WAI-ARIA specifications. This may affect how assistive technologies interpret the menu and its items. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1.

Success Criterion 2.1.1: Keyboard

• Main navigation menu: while sub-menu items are keyboard accessible, the dropdown menus do not visually expand when navigated using the keyboard. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1.
• Accordion panels: cannot be expanded or collapsed using the keyboard. This limitation affects users who rely on keyboard navigation, preventing them from accessing the content within the accordion panels. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1.he content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Disproportionate burden

We are not claiming that it is a disproportionate burden to fix the issues on this website.

Content that's not within scope of the accessibility regulations

• Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

How we tested this website

In January 2025, automated testing was carried out on this website using AQA, followed by manual testing on a sample of pages and functionality.

What we're doing to improve accessibility

Our roadmap includes the commission of work to improve accessibility on this website to address the non-compliance with accessibility regulations as outlined above.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared in January 2025. This website application was last tested in January 2025, against the WCAG 2.2AA standard. The test was carried out by Jisc. This website application will be next retested before January 2026 and the accessibility statement will be reviewed and updated accordingly.

Content modified from the GOV.UK accessibility statement – used through the Open Government Licence v3.0.