Accessibility
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)
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 older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- Not all videos are completely accessible
Although there are currently no accessible alternative formats available, please email help@jisc.ac.uk to discuss any requirements you may have.
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 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.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Embedded YouTube videos do not have title attributes. This is a limitation of the YouTube platform. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value).
Content that's not within scope of the accessibility regulations
Although not within scope of the regulations, we are committed to improving the accessibility of the items highlighted below.
Older pdfs and other documents
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix pdfs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services.
Links to archived sites
Where services have closed we sometimes point to archived copies of old websites which are likely to have accessibility issues. Updating these archived copies is outside of our control as they are managed by third parties.
How we tested this website
The accessibility of this website was tested in November 2023 using several automated tools, including Site Improve, AQA, and Lighthouse, and where possible issues raised were addressed.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
Whenever new features are released they go through our internal quality assurance checks and must meet WCAG 2.1 AA.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was updated on 03 November 2023.
Content modified from the GOV.UK accessibility statement used through the Open Government Licence v3.0.