Accessibility

Accessibility statement

The University’s website accessibility statement is part of a formal policy that addresses disability in the broadest sense.

The University of Edinburgh is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all.

Our committment to accessibility

We aim to create an environment that enables anyone to participate fully in the mainstream of university life.

We have a formal policy that addresses disability, as defined by the Equality Act 2010, and includes:

mobility and sensory impairments
mental health issues
specific learning difficulties (SpLD), including the autistic spectrum and Aspergers Syndrome
medical conditions which may have an impact on day-to-day activities

Disability policy documents

The University has several policy documents concerning disability.

Staff disability

Information for staff is on the Human Resources website. A project is currently underway within University HR Services to initiate a Staff Disability Policy and supporting framework.

The draft Staff Disability Policy has been developed and is currently being consulted on.

Please contact Human Resources if you have any questions about the Staff Disability policy.

Human Resources Equality and Diversity Unit

Student disability

Information for students is on the Student Disability Service website. This policy document is currently under review.

Student policy on disability

The Equality and Diversity Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2012

There is also a single equality strategy, for staff and students, to ensure that equality and diversity are guiding principles in our pursuit of academic excellence.

Strategy and Action Plan

Website standards compliance

Our website is built using Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), according to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards.

It is designed to comply with our own accessibility standards, in line with recognised best practice.

For example, our website follows the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and the British Standards Institute guidance on website accessibility, the Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 78.