Accessibility Statement

Engaging with this website

This website is run by UNIQ, a widening access project within the University of Oxford. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
• Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
   

AbilityNet (External Link) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

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

• You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
• You cannot change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• Certain content is not currently contained by landmarks

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF or large print: email uniq@admin.ox.ac.uk
We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 5 working days.

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, contact: uniq@admin.ox.ac.uk.

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 (External Link).

Accessibility Change Log

We want our website to offer the best experience possible for all of our users. Here you can see known issues in more detail and a log of resolved issues as we continue to work on website content and structure.

Known Issues

Some page content is not contained by landmarks
Resolved Issues as of 10 January 2022

Further improvements to contrasts across the site towards AAA WCAG standard
Improved theming of CSS cards to aid in visual clarity
Resolved Issues as of 1 November 2019

List elements are used semantically
All headings have discernible text and rearranged where necessary for order consistency
Aria-labelling where necessary
Contrasts across the site fixed to AA WCAG standard
All images have alt text in place
Key landmarks added across all content
Site breadcrumb reworked in order to add clarity