The following statement explains how the Cardiff University website (www.cardiff.ac.uk) meets 2018 The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations.
This statement was prepared on 16 September 2019. It was updated on 12 October 2020.
This page will be updated as further accessibility improvements are made.
This website can be used with a screen-reader and has the following built-in accessibility features:
When we publish information on this website, we will:
However, we know that some aspects of this website are not fully accessible and we are continuing to work on resolving them:
If you need information on this website in a different format (accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille) please contact web@cardiff.ac.uk. We will consider your request and respond within five working days.
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact our Compliance and Risk team.
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).
Cardiff University 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.
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Specific aspects of this website are non-complaint with the WCAG 2.1 AA standard, as shown in the table below. As the site becomes more compliant over time, this table will be updated.
WCAG 2.1 Success Criteria | Description | Non-compliant pages | The proportion of pages that are compliant |
---|---|---|---|
2.4.4 | Image link is missing alternative text | 2,201 | 90.49% |
2.4.4 | Link text used for multiple different destinations | 2,194 | 84.85% |
4.1.1 | Element ID is not unique | 1,074 | 95.51% |
1.3.1 | HTML is used to format content | 826 | 95.03% |
1.1.1 | Image with no alt attribute | 775 | 96.31% |
2.4.7 | Element not highlighted on focus | 687 | 97.35% |
3.3.2 | "Aria-labelled by" has an incorrect (ID) reference | 590 | 99.31% |
4.1.2 | Invalid WAI-ARIA role, state or property | 461 | 95.03% |
3.2.2 | Missing button in the form | 359 | 82.22% |
3.2.2 | Provide a button for 'select box' | 359 | 98.16% |
1.3.1 | Local link destination does not exist | 326 | 96.41% |
1.3.1 | "u" tag used to format text | 289 | 98.86% |
1.4.1 | Link identified only by colour | 196 | 99.12% |
1.3.1 | Heading is missing text | 195 | 99.01% |
2.4.4 | Link text is too generic in its current context | 182 | 99.42% |
1.4.3 | Colour contrast is insufficient | 89 | 98.64% |
1.3.1 | "Bold" tag used to format text | 27 | 99.83% |
1.1.1 | Alternative text for the image is a file name | 27 | 99.94% |
1.3.1 | "Font" tag used to format text | 25 | 99.89% |
1.3.1 | Label is not connected to a form control | 21 | 99.89% |
3.3.2 | Form elements are not grouped | 14 | 99.94% |
4.1.2 | Select box has no description | 5 | 99.96% |
1.3.1 | Text area has no description | 4 | 99.92% |
1.1.1 | The image does not have the correct alternative | 3 | 99.99% |
2.4.6 | Form control label is missing text | 1 | 99.54% |
2.4.2 | Webpage has multiple title elements or no title element | 1 | 99.94% |
1.3.1 | Cell references non-existent table heading ID | 1 | 99.99% |
3.1.1 | Language of page has not been set | 1 | 99.99% |
1.3.1 | No headings on page | 1 | 99.99% |
Most of the 1,239 PDFs and 272 Word documents on www.cardiff.ac.uk that have been published since 23 September 2018 are non-compliant.
Sophisticated, interactive maps may not have an accessible alternative.
At present, there are no accessibility problems on www.cardiff.ac.uk that we consider to be a disproportionate burden to resolve.
Documents that were published before 23 September 2018 and are not essential to providing our services are exempt from the regulations.
Live video streams such as our graduation ceremonies are exempt from the accessibility regulations. Other audio and video are exempt from the regulations until September 2020.
Our historical library collections are exempt from the regulations.
Interactive maps are exempt from the regulations, but an accessible alternative is required.
This website is tested weekly by Cardiff University using a tool called SiteImprove. This tool reports accessibility problems and we tackle them in order of greatest impact.
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