Accessibility statement for Mental health improvement, self-harm and suicide prevention course

This accessibility statement applies to: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/fscmUI/redwood/learner/learn/learn-enrollment-details?launchedFrom=myLearnExperience&learnerRecordId=300002592526886

This application is provided by a third party Articulate to host training courses at the University of Edinburgh. It is provided by the third-party company, 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, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
• Experience no time limits
• Navigate to most of the content using keyboard only
• Experience no need to use a dragging movement that does not have a keyboard alternative

We’ve also made the application 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.

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

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

• The application is not fully compatible with assistive software
• Certain links open in a new tab and pop ups open without alerting the user of this
• Selection displays are not always clear for users who rely on keyboard navigation
• Keyboard navigation order could be improved
• It can be difficult to see where you have navigated to by keyboard
• Not all images have appropriate alt text 
• Not all links have meaningful hypertext 
• Not all text can be magnified to 200%
• Reflow is not enabled to 400%
• There are examples of text as an image
• Alt text could be improved
• Colour contrasts could be improved
• Not all videos have audio description
• There is moving content on the site that cannot be stopped or paused by the user
• Language attribute is not added
• The site is not fully compatible with portrait mode
• Text is presented on a patterned background

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

• Email: StaffWellbeing@ed.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0)131 650 8190
• 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 within 5 working days.

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: StaffWellbeing@ed.ac.uk
• Telephone: +44 (0)131 650 8190
• 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 within 5 working days.

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

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.

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) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The full guidelines are available at:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

The following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.2 AA success criteria:

• Alternative text for non-text content could be improved
  • 1.1.1 Non-text Content
• Not all media has audio descriptions.
  • 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded)
• Keyboard navigation does not always follow a logical order
  • 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence
  • 2.4.3 Focus Order
• The site is not fully compatible with portrait mode
• 1.3.4 Orientation
• Colour contrast could be improved
  • 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
• Not all content can be magnified to 200%
• 1.4.4 Resize Text
• Some text may be as presented as an image
• 1.4.5 Images of Text
• Reflow is not enabled to 400%
• 1.4.10 Reflow
• There is movement that the user cannot stop or pause
  • 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide
• Not all link text is meaningful hypertext
• 2.4.4 Link Purpose link Only
• It can be difficult to identify where you have navigated to using keyboard.
  • 2.4.7 Focus Visible
• Language of a page is not specified
  • 3.1.1 Language of Page
• Links open in a new tab and pop ups open without alerting the user of this
  • 3.2.2 On Input
• The site is not fully compatible with screen readers and speech-to-text technology, e.g. frames do not have accessible names
  • 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value  

We aim to improve the accessibility of our websites on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below ('What we're doing to improve accessibility') on how we are improving our site accessibility. 

We are working towards solving these problems and expect significant improvements by September 2027 for those elements within our control. For those elements outwith our control we will continue to liaise with the supplier to seek resolution.

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

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

We will continue to address and make improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by September 2027. Some of the issues are not within our control and where this is the case, we will work with Articulate to resolve these issues, obtaining timeframes in which they expect these issues to be fixed.

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 18 September 2026. It was last reviewed on 18 September 2026.

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

A 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 WAVE WebAIM and AXE browser extension (for Google Chrome) 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
• Data validation
• 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
• No need to re-enter data already submitted
• Any cognitive tests