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We aim to ensure that as many people as possible can use this website. Additionally, we have made efforts to present the website text in a clear and simple manner for better understanding.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
We acknowledge that some parts of this website may not be fully accessible. A comprehensive list of known accessibility issues can be found in the "Non-accessible content" section of this statement.
We are committed to improving the accessibility of this website. If you encounter any issues that are not listed in this statement or believe that we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact the IT Service Desk:
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. If you are dissatisfied with our response to your complaint, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
The University of St Andrews is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This system is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard. All areas of the system are compliant, except for those listed below. The non-compliances are as follows:
Sitewide issues
Dashboard
Links on the dashboard are not descriptive and may be confusing for screen reader users. There are multiple “manage” links on this page. Context for these links can be found immediately before each link. This fails WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (A). Advanced Secure Technologies (the creator and host of this website) are reviewing this issue and will provide a resolution as soon as possible.
Documents
Viewing documents may be a challenge for keyboard and screen reader users, or anyone with vision impairments. Many of the controls are not read out correctly to screen reader users or do not receive appropriate focus indication. This fails WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible (AA) and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). Advanced Secure Technologies (the creator and host of this website) are reviewing the issues users have reading controls correctly and will provide a resolution as soon as possible.
All certificates can be viewed through a document viewer in the web browser. In this case certificates are presented as images of text which cannot be correctly viewed using a screen reader. This fails WCAG 1.4.5 images of Text (A). If you use a screen reader and need to check the content of the document, please contact us and we can provide a screen-readable version of the required documents.
Orders
Checkbox options are only read out to screen readers as “checkbox”. Users should take extra care to ensure they are selecting the correct certificates by reading surrounding text. This fails WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). Advanced Secure Technologies (the creator and host of this website) are reviewing this issue and will provide a resolution as soon as possible.
Connections
Checkbox options for allowing connection permissions are read out as links. They function as checkboxes and allow users to select permission options for added connections. This fails WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). Advanced Secure Technologies (the creator and host of this website) are reviewing this issue and will provide a resolution as soon as possible.
At this time, we have not made any disproportionate burden claims.
At this time, we have not identified any content that falls outside the scope of the accessibility regulations.
This statement was prepared on 13/11/2024.
The website was last tested on 06/11/2024. The test was carried out internally by Advanced Secure Technologies. A representative sample of pages were chosen for testing including all pages and documents that form part of the student journeys.