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Accessibility statement for University of Edinburgh Resource Lists

We want as many staff and students to be able to use the Resource Lists service as possible. The Accessibility Statement provides information on how Leganto can be customised to improve accessibility. The Accessibility Statement also describes known issues and outlines what we're doing to address these. There is also information on who to contact if you would like a Resource List in an alternative format.

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

This accessibility statement applies to http://resourcelists.ed.ac.uk 

 

The University of Edinburgh Resource Lists system is managed by the University of Edinburgh Library and uses a third party piece of software called Leganto developed and supplied by Ex Libris.

You can read the companies accessibility statement here:

Leganto Product Accessibility

And the VPAT report for Leganto at:

Leganto Accessibility Information and VPAT report

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts
  • zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
  • no information will be conveyed by colour and sound
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • use the system and it will not time you out

Leganto has customisation options which can be accessed from every page by clicking on your name (or ‘Guest’ if you’re not logged in) and selecting ‘Accessibility menu’ from the drop-down menu.

  • On the Accessibility menu you can change the font size, select a black and white mode or a high contrast mode

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.   

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 to make it easier to read and navigate.

Additional information on how to customise our website appearance

If you are a member of the University staff or a student you can use the free Sensus Access accessible document conversion service.

SenusAccess Information

How accessible this website is

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

  • Some parts may not be fully compatible with screen readers
  • Some font size is quite small
  • When magnifying pages not all sections of the page reflow
  • Not all colour contrasts meet the recommended WCAG 2.1 AA standards
  • Not all icons have tooltips enabled
  • Not all links are clearly labelled with their destination
  • Not all links indicate if they open new pop ups or browser windows
  • Navigation from pop down menus may not always be consistent

Feedback and Contact Information

If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:

You can also contact the IS Helpline:

We’ll process your request and get back to you within 3 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of the Resource Lists (Leganto) service. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact:

You can also contact the IS Helpline:

Phone: 0131 651 5151

We’ll process your request and get back to you within 3 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

contactSCOTLAND-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 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

contactSCOTLAND-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.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The full guidelines are available at:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 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 2.1 AA success criteria:

  • Some images and icons do not have alternative text. Link text may be read out twice incorrectly
  • The order of heading tags is not ordered correctly on all pages. Heading levels are occasionally skipped 
  • A correct reading sequence of the page content does not always occur and new content can open without the focus switching to this
  • Not all colour contrasts meet the recommended guidance
  • Inconsistent use of space bar to activate action button and some content requires the user to use the mouse
  • Not all the content reflows when the page is magnified
  • The focusable components on a page do not always receive focus
  • The purpose of each link can be determined from the link text alone
  • Focus highlighting is not always easy to see
  • Navigation is not always consistent

  • No warning that a new tab will open as the result of clicking on a button

  • Screen readers are not able to identify some parts of the page

4.1.2 Name-Role-Value

Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place for those items within our control by March 2021 such as colour contrast and fonts. Where issues are out with our control we have feed them back to Ex Libris and will continue to ask for these to be resolved.

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 do not believe that any content is outside the scope of the accessibility regulations, although some of the system is fully controlled by the third party company Ex Libris and this limits our ability to make changes.

The site links to PDF documents that are not within our control.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to work with the supplier to address these issues and deliver a solution or suitable workaround. We will investigate issues within our control such as improving colour contrast and if any improvements can be made, we will introduce them by March 2021.

The supplier, Ex Libirs, has reported that Leganto is working towards compliance with the WCAG2.1 AA standard. At present according to the companies VPAT and accessibility statement Leganto only partially complies with this standard.

We will continue to monitor the systems accessibility and will carry out further accessibility testing if significant changes are made to the user interface or if a service user raises an issue. However, due to the complex nature of the information displayed it may not be possible to resolve all accessibility issues. If this is the case, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged.

Information Services and accessibility

Information Services (IS) has further information on accessibility including assistive technology, creating accessible documents, and services IS provides for disabled users.

Assistive technology, creating accessible documents, and services IS provides for disabled users

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 March 2021. Where issues are outwith our control we have feed them back to Ex Libris and will continue to ask for these to be resolved.

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 12/07/2019. It was last reviewed on 27/08/2020.

This website was last tested by the Information Services Disability Information Officer in August 2020, using the Internet Explorer browser (11.0.9600.19236) alongside Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer was chosen due to it being the most commonly used browser by disabled people, alongside its accessibility features and compatibility with assistive technology, as shown in a UK government survey: the Government Assistive Technology Browser Survey. Chrome was also used for testing as a more recent survey has shown it is increasing in popularity amongst users of assistive technology WebAim Browser use by those using Screen Readers. As the system was password protected all testing was done manually. We tested a core sample of each type of page in both the staff facing and student facing interfaces. We also referred to the Leganto VPAT report.

We tested:

  • Spellcheck functionality
  • Data validation
  • Scaling using different resolutions and reflow
  • Options to customise the interface (magnification, font and background colour changing etc)
  • Keyboard navigation
  • Warning of links opening in a new tab or window
  • Information conveyed in colour or sound only
  • Flashing, scrolling or moving text
  • Colour contrasts
  • Operability if Javascript is disabled
  • Use with screenreading software (JAWS)
  • TextHelp Read and Write (assistive software)
  • Zoomtext (assistive software)
  • Time limits

 

 

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