Accessibility Statement for Introduction to Sustainability Course

Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018

This website is run by the Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh. It uses the third party piece of software, Articulate. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:
 
  • Change most colours and contrast levels
  • Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • Experience no time limits when using the website
 
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, some of our content is technical, and we use technical terms where there is no easier wording we could use without changing what the text means.

Customising the website


AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible:
 
AbilityNet - My Computer My Way
 
With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website using your browser settings to make it easier to read and navigate:
 
Additional information on how to customise our website appearance
 
If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:
 
Information on SensusAccess

How accessible is this website? 

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

  • The site is not fully compatible with assistive software
  • It is not possible to magnify all text to 400%
  • Reflow is not enabled to 400%
  • There is information conveyed only by colour
  • There is movement that cannot be paused or stopped by the end user
  • Keyboard tab order does not always follow a logical sequence
  • It is not always clear where you have navigated to by keyboard
  • At higher magnification levels, selection displays can be obscured by pop-ups
  • Not all non-text content has a text alternative
  • There are infographics without a text alternative
  • There is text as an image
  • There is text placed on top of an image
  • Headings are not used appropriately, and heading levels are skipped
  • Video content does not have human-corrected transcripts, captions and audio description
  • Users are not alerted in advance if a new browser tab or pop-up will open
  • Link text is not always meaningful hypertext
  • Error messages are not always provided

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:
  • Email: srs.training@ed.ac.uk
  • Telephone: 0131 651 3000
  • British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

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’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact:

  • Email: srs.training@ed.ac.uk
  • Telephone: 0131 651 3000
  • British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

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 please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly:
 
Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
 
The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:
 
Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website
 
Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language

British Sign Language service

Contact Scotland BSL runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland’s public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates from 8.00am to 12.00am, 7 days a week.
 
Contact Scotland BSL service details.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites and applications 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 (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
 
The full guidelines are available at:
 
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard
 

Non accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations

The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria:
 
We aim to improve our website's accessibility on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below ('What we're doing to improve accessibility') for how we are improving our site accessibility.
 
We are working towards solving these problems and expect significant improvements by September 2027 for those items under our control. The system uses the third-party platform Articulate, and where issues are not within our control, we will liaise with them and seek improvements.

Disproportionate burden

We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

At this time, we believe no content is outside the scope of the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to address and make significant improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by September 2027 for those items under our control. The system uses the third-party platform Articulate, and where issues are not within our control, we will liaise with them and seek improvements.

While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility and retest the accessibility of this website.

This statement was prepared on 2nd September 2026. It was last reviewed on 2nd September 2026.

The website was last tested in August 2026. The testing was carried out by Disability Information Service, Information Services Group at the University of Edinburgh using both automated and manual methods. The site was tested on a PC, primarily using Microsoft Edge alongside Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.

Recent world-wide usage levels survey for different screen readers and browsers shows that Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge are increasing in popularity and Google Chrome is now the favoured browser for screen readers: WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey.

The aforementioned three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.

We ran automated testing using AXE DevTools and then manual testing that included:

  • Spell check functionality;
  • Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;
  • Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour, etc);
  • Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;
  • Warning of links opening in new tab or window;
  • Information conveyed in the colour or sound only;
  • Flashing, moving or scrolling text;
  • Use with screen reading software (for example JAWS);
  • Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, Windows Magnifier, ZoomText, Dragon Naturally Speaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver);
  • Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;
  • Time limits;
  • Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (Android and iOS);
  • Any drag functionality and alternatives;
  • Consistent help function;
  • Submission and re-entry of data;
  • Any cognitive tests.

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