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<h1>Accessibility statement for the <arouterLink="/home">Edinburgh Research Archive</a>
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<strong>Website accessibility statement in line with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018</strong>
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<p>This accessibility statement applies to the <arouterLink="/home">Edinburgh Research Archive</a> - <ahref="https://eresearch.qmu.ac.u">https://era.ed.ac.uk/</a>
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<p>This website is maintained by the Digital Library team, Library and University Collections, the University of Edinburgh on behalf of Queen Margaret University. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:</p>
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<li>Using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts</li>
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<li>zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen</li>
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<li>navigate most of the website using just a keyboard</li>
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<li>navigate most of the website using speech recognition software such as Dragon Naturally Speaking</li>
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<li>listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of Job Access with Speech (JAWS))</li>
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<li>Experience no time limits when using the site</li>
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<li>There is no flashing, scrolling or moving text</li>
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<p>We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.</p>
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<h2>Customising the website</h2>
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<p>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:</p>
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<ahref="https://mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk/">AbilityNet - My computer my way</a>
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<p>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:</p>
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<ahref="https://www.ed.ac.uk/about/website/accessibility/customising-site">Additional information on how to customise our website appearance</a>
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<p>If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:</p>
<p>We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:</p>
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<li>The website is not fully compatible with Dragon Naturally Speaking on all browsers;</li>
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<li>It is not possible to tab through all the content on all browsers;</li>
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<li>Tab highlighting can obscure the actual content;</li>
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<li>Data entry and validation is not fully robust;</li>
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<li>Not all hyperlinks are formatted correctly;</li>
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<li>Not all colour contrasts meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard;</li>
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<li>Not all non-text content has appropriate alternative text;</li>
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<li>No 'skip to main content' button is present throughout the website;</li>
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<li>The website is not fully compatible with mobile accessibility functionality (Android, iOS);</li>
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<li>Some PDF documents are not fully accessible;</li>
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<li>Not all touch targets are a minimum of 9mm by 9mm.</li>
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<h2>Feedback and contact information</h2>
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<p>If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please contact:</p>
<p>We'll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.</p>
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<h2>Reporting accessibility problems with this website</h2>
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<p>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:</p>
<p>We'll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.</p>
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<h2>Enforcement procedure</h2>
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<p>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:</p>
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<ahref="https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/">Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)</a>
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<p>The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:</p>
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<ahref="https://www.gov.uk/reporting-accessibility-problem-public-sector-website">Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website</a>
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<h2>Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language</h2>
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<p>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 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.</p>
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<ahref="https://contactscotland-bsl.org/">British Sign Language Scotland service details</a>
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<h2>Technical information about this website's accessibility</h2>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.</p>
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<p>The full guidelines are available at</p>
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<ahref="https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard</a>
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<h2>Non accessible content</h2>
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<p>The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.</p>
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<p>Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations.</p>
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<p>The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:</p>
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<li>Some non-text content does not have text alternatives.</li>
<p>Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place by December 2023. At this time we believe all items are within our control.</p>
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<h2>Disproportionate burden</h2>
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<p>At this time, we are not claiming any disproportionate burden.</p>
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<h2>Content that is not within the Scope of the Accessibility Regulations</h2>
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<p>At this time, we do not believe that any content is outside the scope of the accessibility regulations.</p>
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<h2>What we're doing to improve accessibility</h2>
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<p>We will continue to address and make adequate improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by December 2023.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>We are planning to upgrade the site to the most recent release of the system architecture before the end of 2023 which includes improvements to the current accessibility requirements. During this upgrade improving the other accessibility issues highlighted will be a key component of the development process.</p>
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<h2>Preparation of this accessibility statement</h2>
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<p>This statement was first prepared on 12th October 2019. It was last reviewed on 13th December 2022.</p>
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<p>This website was first tested on 12th October 2019 and last tested on 4th July 2022. The test was carried out by The University Library and University Collections Digital Library Development team using the automated <ahref="https://wave.webaim.org/">Wave WEBAIM</a> and <ahref="https://littleforest.co.uk/">Little Forest</a> testing tools. The website is scheduled for manual testing by July 2023.</p>
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<p>This website was last tested by the Library and University Collections Digital Library team, University of Edinburgh in July 2022 following on from previous automated testing of the system the previous year. This was primarily using the Google Chrome (100.0.4896.127), Mozilla Firefox (91.8.0esr), Internet Explorer (11.0) and Microsoft Edge (100.0.1185.39) browsers for comparative purposes.</p>
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<p>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:</p>
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<ahref="https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey9/">WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey</a>
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<p>The aforementioned three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.</p>
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<p>We ran automated testing using <ahref="https://wave.webaim.org/">Wave WEBAIM</a> and then manual testing that included:</p>
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<li>Spell check functionality;</li>
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<li>Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;</li>
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<li>Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour, etc);</li>
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<li>Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;</li>
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<li>Data validation;</li>
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<li>Warning of links opening in new tab or window;</li>
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<li>Information conveyed in the colour or sound only;</li>
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<li>Flashing, moving or scrolling text;</li>
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<li>Operability if JavaScript is disabled;</li>
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<li>Use with screen reading software (for example JAWS);</li>
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<li>Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, Windows Magnifier, ZoomText, Dragon Naturally Speaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver);</li>
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<li>Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;</li>
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<li>Time limits;</li>
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<li>Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (Android and iOS).</li>
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<h2>Change Log</h2>
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<p>Since our first evaluation and statement which was based on automated testing we have been doing extensive manual testing including with a range of assistive technology to ensure we have a clear picture of the accessibility issues and how best to resolve them.</p>
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