Accessibility Statement
This accessibility statement applies to this website - scenrooms.hud.ac.uk.
This website is run by the School of Computing and Engineering at The University of Huddersfield. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
For example, that means you should be able to:
- read the contents of the site easily, as it is designed with contrasting shades to distinguish elements more easily
- 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)
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible the website is
- This site has been designed with colour vision deficiency in mind, using colours with strong contrast to each other to allow the content to be visible
- Screen readers that use the common standard defined in the HTML(V4.01T/5) are fully supported.
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, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
email scenweb@hud.ac.uk
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in two 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 the School's Web and VLE team (email scenweb@hud.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 (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The School of Computing and Engineering is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard due to the non-compliances listed below:
- Some rich media (PDFs and videos) that may not be fully accessible
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
We are not aware of any content on the website which fails to meet the minimum required accessibility guidelines documented in the WCAG2.1 specification.
Disproportionate burden
We are not claiming ‘disproportionate burden’ on any problems that have been found so far.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
As part of our quarterly website release schedule, we aim to accommodate any functional changes to the technical accessibility of the Website/Coursefinder in line with the WCAG 2.1 standards. Accessibility issues that are raised, are typically addressed in the next immediate release of the website. Where an accessibility issue is raised that requires immediate redress, a fix will be applied as soon as is possible. The University uses Google Lighthouse and SiteImprove to benchmark our performance and to inform any future accessibility developments.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 10th January 2023. It was last reviewed on 10th January 2023.
https://scenrooms.hud.ac.uk was last tested on 10th January 2023. The test was carried out by the School's WEB & VLE Team (contactable at scenweb@hud.ac.uk) as part of the quartly release roll out of updates to the site templates.
Testing is done during development/maintenance of the templating framework used to build the content of the page. The testing is carried out automatically as part of the build process of the templates using example content (Lorem Ipsum).
