Accessibility Statement - Staff Portal
This accessibility statement applies to the University鈥檚 .
This website is run by the 91导航. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:听
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We鈥檝e also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.听
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability ).
How accessible this website is听 听
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:听听
- you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- the calendar date picker is not fully keyboard accessible. Instead of using date picker, you can type in the date
- providing feedback about news stories 鈥渉ow can we improve this page鈥 modal dialog has a keyboard trap听 听
There are a number of customisation options for your browser and device that could help you use this website and other websites more effectively.
Feedback and contact information
If you have any problems accessing this website, or related tools and functionality, please contact:
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- Call: 0118 378 4912
You can expect a response within two working days.
If you need content featured on our website in a different format, and you are having problems accessing the necessary format(s) (such as tagged PDFs, large print, easy read, or audio recording), please contact:听奥别产础肠肠别蝉蝉颈产颈濒颈迟测罢别补尘蔼谤别补诲颈苍驳.补肠.耻办.听In most cases, you can expect a response within five working days.
If you find any problems that aren't listed in this statement, or think we're not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, please contact:听legalservices@reading.ac.uk. In most cases, you can expect a response within seven 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 鈥榓ccessibility regulations鈥). If you鈥檙e not happy with how we respond to your complaint, .
Technical information about this website鈥檚 accessibility
The 91导航 is committed to making its website 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 version 2.2听 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Some images do not have a meaningful text alternative. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
In some places, information, structure and relationships are not correctly conveyed (for example, the heading hierarchy, some tables where table headers are not identified, and form fields without correct labelling). This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (info and relationships).
There is some content with insufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.4.3 (colour contrast minimum) and 1.4.11 (non-text contrast).
There is some content that does not support changing text style properties. This fails 1.4.12 (Text spacing).听
Some content is not fully keyboard accessible (for example, the date picker). This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.1 (keyboard).
Keyboard users can get trapped in some parts of the site (for example, submitting feedback about a news article modal dialog). This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.1.2 (keyboard trap).
Some links do not have meaningful link text. For example, 鈥渉ere鈥 or 鈥渞ead more鈥 links or full URL. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.4 (link purpose in context).
Some content does not contain the correct labels. For example,听Article feedback field does not contain a label. This fails WCAG success criteria 4.1.2 (name, role and value) and 2.4.6 (headings and labels).听
Content that鈥檚 not within the scope of the accessibility regulations.
PDFs and other documents
The accessibility regulations if they鈥檙e not essential to providing our services.听
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Online maps
Online maps and mapping services are exempt as long as essential information is provided in an accessible digital manner for maps intended for navigational use.
What we鈥檙e doing to improve accessibility
We are continually monitoring our website for accessibility.
Staff responsible for content on the website, are required to undertake training in producing more accessible content and improving content already on the site.
We have introduced an accessibility issues ticketing system where raised issues are prioritised and scheduled for development and deployment.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This website was last tested on 20 August 2025. A sample of pages representing different page templates were tested using automated testing tools and manually.听
This statement was prepared on 03 July 2024. It was last reviewed on 26 August 2025.