Accessibility Statement
Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Website and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
This accessibility statement applies to: https://browser.ted.is.ed.ac.uk/
This website is run by Apps Project Services, Information Services Group at the University of Edinburgh. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels, and fonts while retaining most functionality
- Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
- Experience no time limits when using the site
- Experience no flashing scrolling or moving text
We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
Customising the website
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible:
AbilityNet - My Computer My Way
With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website using your browser settings
to make it easier to read and navigate:
Additional information on how to customise our website appearance
If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess
accessible document conversion service:
Information on SensusAccess
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Some areas of the site are not accessible using text-to-speech assistive technologies including Job Access with Speech (JAWS) and NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) as content is read repeatedly
- Sometimes users need to switch to arrow keys without warning to access relevant content when using text-to-speech assistive technologies including Job Access with Speech (JAWS) and NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA)
- Some areas of the site are not fully accessible using voice recongition software e.g. Dragon
- Keyboard navigation is very difficult due to lack of selection displays
- Where selection displays are present, they can be unclear or have colour contrast issues meaning users may struggle to discern where they have navigated to on the site using keyboard alone
- In some places, keyboard navigation does not follow a logical order as users have to tab through lots of content to reach the required area of the site
- Some links do not have meaningful hypertext and are repetitive
- Some heading levels are missing or skipped
- Colour contrasts do not necessarily meet the recommended Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 AA standard
- Not all links indicate whether they open a new window or as a pop-up
- Some tooltips are not accessible using keyboard or assistive
- The help section is not available in the same place on every page
- Some content can be obscured by other content
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:
- https://registryservices.ed.ac.uk/timetabling-examinations/timetabling/contacts
- Email: timetabling@ed.ac.uk
- Telephone
- British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service: Contact Scotland BSL
We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are 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:
- https://registryservices.ed.ac.uk/timetabling-examinations/timetabling/contacts
- Email: timetabling@ed.ac.uk
- Telephone
- British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service: Contact Scotland BSL
We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector
Bodies (Website and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations').
If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint please contact the Equality
Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly:
Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
The government has produced information on how to report accessiblity issues:
Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website
Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language
British Sign Language Service
British Sign Language service Contact Scotland BSL runs a service for British Sign Language
users and all of Scotland's public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language
users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates between
8.00am and 12.00am, 7 days a week.
Contact Scotland BSL service details
Technical information about this website's accessibility
The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites and applications accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The full guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations
The following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria:
- The way the content is presented affects its meaning, and a correct reading sequence is not programmatically determined
- There may not be sufficient colour contrast between font and background colours, especially where the text size is small
- Tooltips do not appear consistently on icons across the system, whether navigating by mouse or keyboard
- Some links do not contain meaningful hypertext and are repetitive across the site
- Some heading levels are skipped or missing
- Visual information to identify user interface components, such as keyboard focus, do not always have a sufficient contrast ratio or in some cases is missing
- Some content is hidden by other content on the site
- Pop-up windows and new tabs appear without warning the user
- The help section does not appear in the same place on every page
- The site is not fully compatible with screen readers and voice recognition software e.g. some select elements do not have accessible names, some page content does not contain landmarks, some pages do not have one main landmark
Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place for those items within our control by October 2025
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
We are not currently claiming that there is any content outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted to deliver a solution or suitable workaround. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place for those items within our control by October 2025. We will continue to work with the supplier, Survey Monkey, in order to improve accessibility. While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues, or where we are unable to do so, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility and retest the accessibility of this website.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 10th October 2024. It was last reviewed on 10th October 2024.
This website was tested by the University of Edinburgh's Disability Information team in October 2024,
using Mozilla Firefox (102.10.0esr), Microsoft Edge (112.0.1722.34), and Google Chrome (111.0.5563.147)
for comparative purposes. We test on Firefox, Chrome, and Edge to ensure breadth and variety,
whereby a recent survey on world-wide usage levels shows that Chrome is increasing in
popularity and is now the favoured browser for screen readers:
WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey 2021
We tested:
- Spellcheck functionality
- Scaling using different resolutions and reflow
- Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour et cetera)
- Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps
- Data validation
- Warning of links opening in a new tab or window
- Information conveyed in colour or sound only
- Flashing, moving or scrolling text
- Use with screen reading software (for example, JAWS)
- Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, ZoomText and Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
- Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content
- Time limits
- Any drag functionality and alternatives
- Consistent help functions
- No need to re-enter data already submitted
- Any cognitive tests
Change Log
The change log will be updated alongside accompanying accessibility improvements to the system.