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Accessibility statement for the Library Services website

This website is run by City, University of London. 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

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

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

Library Services online content

View the accessibility statement for our online resources and services, including ebooks, library search tools and other library systems

How accessible this website is

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

  • some embedded content, including Twitter and contact widgets and online forms, have contrast issues, duplicate IDs, or missing labels.

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please raise a request with the IT Service Desk.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 3-5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re 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, contact the Web Development team via the IT Service Desk.

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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

City, University of London is committed to making its website 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 version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • Some elements of the embedded Twitter widget have insufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (contrast (minimum)).
  • Some elements of embedded online forms have insufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (contrast (minimum)).
  • Some elements of embedded online forms are missing labels. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criteria 1.3.1 (info and relationships) and 3.3.2 (labels or instructions).
  • Some links in embedded online forms are missing discernible text. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criteria 2.4.4 (link purpose (in context)) and 4.1.2 (name, role, value).

Where possible, we are working with third-party suppliers to resolve these issues.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested on 17th September 2019 by the Web Development team at City.

The team incorporate the WCAG 2.1 AA standard into every stage of development when designing and building new pages. We employ two qualified, full-time user experience professionals, who advise on usability best practice and conduct expert reviews and accessibility tests on every new page template. We test pages macOS, Windows, iOS and Android, with and without screen reader software.

We run user testing sessions online and in-person at the City Interaction Lab.

We subject every page of the Library Services website to automated testing with the axe accessibility checker, and we fixed every issue it identified in code we control.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

City is working with third-party providers to improve the accessibility of embedded content displayed on this website.

This statement was prepared on . It was last updated on .