Accessibility Statement: Graduation

This accessibility statement applies to:
graduation.southwales.ac.uk


 

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

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts 
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen 
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard 
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software 
  • listen to 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 this website is 

We know some parts of the website are not fully accessible:  

  • Some of the text on our website is not as easy to read as it could be due to poor contrast.  
  • Some of our interactive elements such as forms and buttons do not have useful labels or text, making them harder to use.  

Feedback and contact information  

Please contact us if you have an accessibility query including:  

  • If you are experiencing issues with accessing information or using the website  
  • If you find an accessibility problem not listed on this statement  
  • If you have positive feedback on the accessibility considerations made.  

When contacting us, please provide:      

  • The web address of the page where you found the problem.      
  • A description of the problem (and whether this was mobile or desktop).    
  • The name and, if possible, version of the web browser being used.      
  • Details of any assistive technology being used (for example, a screen reader). 

The contacts are :

Email - [email protected]  

Contact Us - https://www.southwales.ac.uk/contact-us/  

Reporting accessibility problems with this website  

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please Contact Us.  

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).  

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person  

Find out how to contact us https://www.southwales.ac.uk/contact-us/ 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility  

The University of South Wales 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 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.  

Non-accessible content  

We formally test the accessibility of our website on a regular basis against WCAG 2.1 AA standards.   

Some parts of the website may not work for everyone. Below are known issues that we either need to fix, cannot fix, or do not need to fix right now. If you find something that does not work that we missed, remember to contact us.  


 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

This section covers issues that we need to fix and are working to do so. 

We may need to work with 3rd party suppliers to fix some issues. 

Contrast Issues 
Some pages have elements with low contrast between the element and its background, particularly when under focus. This can cause text to be difficult to read, especially for those with low vision, poor eyesight, or colour blindness  

WCAG: 1.4.3

We plan to correct this.  

Form Element with no Label 
Some of our interactive elements such as forms and buttons do not have useful labels or text, making them harder to use. 

WCAG 1.3.1, WCAG 4.1.2 

We plan to correct this. 

Disproportionate burden

We are not claiming disproportionate burden for this site. 

 


 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 23rd April 2021. It was last reviewed on 23rd April 2021.

This website was last tested on 23rd April 2021. The test was carried out by IT Services in the University of South Wales. 

Digital Accessibility

If you have any questions or feedback regarding the accessibility of this website or our publications, or if you experience any difficulty, please contact us.

[email protected]