Accessibility

University of Westminster Accessibility Statement for XR LAB

Scope and ownership

This accessibility statement applies to the https://xrlab.london/. The School of Computer Science & Engineering is responsible for the digital accessibility of this website.

Using the website

This website is run by the University of Westminster. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website, which means that you should be able to:  

·                       change colours, contrast levels and fonts

·                       zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen

·                       navigate the website using just a keyboard

·                       navigate the website using speech recognition software

·                       listen to most of the website using a screen reader (most well-known screen readers)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

For more advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability, visit the AbilityNet website.

Accessibility of the website  

 We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible and have listed the issues according to level of impact, from high to low:

Higher priority issues

·         Some images represent unique information on the page. Due to the lack of alternative text, users might miss this information 

·         Forms without accessible names and associated labels might cause difficulty for screen reader users to understand the purpose of the input fields.

·         Some pages lack a heading structure, as heading semantics are not provided. Users cannot use the headings to understand the page structure and may struggle to navigate the page content.

·         Text with insufficient colour contrast can be difficult to read, especially for those with low vision, poor eyesight, or colour blindness.

·         Some interactive elements are not operable using a keyboard, which might block users from navigating the website

·         Some multimedia content cannot be paused. This may prove disorienting for some users.

·         Some interactive elements lack a visible focus indicator. Users who rely on keyboard might lose track of the navigation

·         Forms without accessible names and associated labels might cause difficulty for screen reader users to understand the purpose of the input fields.

Lower priority issues

·         No skip link is available for users to bypass certain blocks of content.

Feedback and contact information  

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please visit our digital accessibility contact us webpage for information on how to request this.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We have tested a sample of pages on the website. If you find an issue we have not yet identified, you can report it to us. We’ll pass this information to the website owner who will review the issue, make sure it is included in our plan to fix issues and add it into the accessibility statement when it is next updated.

Please visit our digital accessibility contact us webpage for information on how to report an accessibility problem.

Enforcement procedure

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’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Ways to contact us

 You can contact us by email or phone. If you prefer to visit us in person, get in touch and we’ll advise on which teams are available to meet with you.

 Information on how to contact us is available on our digital accessibility contact us webpage.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The University of Westminster is committed to making its websites 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 2.1 - AA standard, due to the non-compliances’ listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

·         There are some images without alternative text (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1). 

·         Labels are not associated with form controls (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1).

·         The heading structure on pages is marked up incorrectly. Some heading levels are skipped on the home page. Some pages do not follow a logical heading order. The logo heading level is not consistent across pages. Some items are marked up as headings which do not act as headings semantically on the page (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1). 

·         There are some list elements not semantically contained in a list (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1).

·         The colour scheme on the website does not provide sufficient contrast for some text and user interface components (WCAG 2.1 criterion 1.4.3).

·         There is a button which is not focusable and a button which does not function appropriately when resizing (WCAG success criterion 1.4.4, 1.4.10).

·         Some buttons and links are not operable when using a keyboard (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1). 

·         Pages contain auto-playing background animation and carousel that cannot be paused, stopped or hidden (WCAG success criterion 2.2.2).

·         There is no mechanism for bypassing blocks of repeated content (WCAG success criterion 2.4.1).

·         Some interactive elements on the site lack a visible focus indicator for keyboard (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.7). 

·         There are some controls which have no programmatically determined role (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2).

·         There are some buttons missing an accessible name (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2).

Disproportionate burden

N/A

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulation

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.

We are working to review the PDFs and Word documents that are essential to providing our services. We’ll either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish after 23 September 2022 will meet accessibility standards.

Pre-recorded time-based media published before 23 September 2021

We do not plan to add captions to pre-recorded time-based media published before 23 September 2021 because these are exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 17/09/2021. It was last reviewed on 17/09/2021.

This website was last tested on 18/08/2019 The test was carried out by AbilityNet, an external auditor who specialises in digital accessibility.

We took expert advice from AbilityNet to identify a sample of pages to test. AbilityNet selected a sample of webpages based on the potential challenges that non-accessible content would have on the core user journey of the site.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are working to address the issues identified in the ‘Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations’ section above. We will prioritise our efforts to address the issues with the highest impact on users. We are working to develop an accessibility roadmap to show how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website.