Accessibility statement for the Community of Edinburgh Research Software Engineering (CERSE) pages
This accessibility statement applies to the websites related to the Community of Edinburgh Research Software Engineering (CERSE), including the main website at cerse.github.io/ and the individual website for each meeting. These websites are run by volunteers mainly from The University of Edinburgh.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. That means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 200% 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 VoiceOver)
We have also tried to make 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
You can view this website either as processed HTML generated from markdown or you may choose to view it via the original markdown (Click on the View On GitHub button at the top).
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Presentations provided by third parties are supplied in Powerpoint and PDF formats and may not be fully accessible, and we do not provide a text-only summary
- Some parts of this website have very low contrast between foreground and background
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- email Mario Antonioletti m.antonioletti@epcc.ed.ac.uk
- call +44 (0) 131 651 3534 (during office hours and outside the Covid-19 period; for now best to use email)
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 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: Mario Antonioletti by email m.antonioletti@epcc.ed.ac.uk or telephone +44 (0) 131 651 3534.
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, contact 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
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
The full guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard
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
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some content provided by third parties has not been tested for accessibility yet, e.g. Powerpoint and PDF files. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content) and potentially the category of criteria under 1.4 (Distinguishable). We aim to fix this as soon as effort becomes available. When we publish new content, we’ll make sure that the files meet minimum accessibility standards.
Some parts of the website have very low contrast between foreground and background colours. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum). We aim to fix this as soon as effort becomes available.
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted, alongside working to deliver a solution or suitable workaround. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place for those items within our control by insert date here.
While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues, or where we are unable, 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.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 27 August 2020. It was last reviewed on 31 August 2020.
This website was partially tested on 31 August 2020. The test was carried out by running our web pages through the following accessiblity checkers Wave and AChecker.
The University of Edinburgh’s Disability Information Office will be running a complete test of this website in the next two years.