Accessibility: Home

The Library offers a wide and diverse range of information services and resources.  This statement covers -

• myLibrary
• and provides information about accessibility for third-party resources and services which the Library offers

to fulfil its Public Task Statement.

In delivering information resources and services the Library aims to be inclusive and accessible wherever possible.  This includes working towards the WCAG 2.1 AA web accessibility standard for all its online services and resources wherever possible.  This 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

The Library is also working to ensure online resource and service layout and language is as simple, consistent and accessible as possible.

Contact

If you need online resources or services in a different format, such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille then contact the Library -

• Accessibility Request
• libraryresources@uca.ac.uk
• +44 (0)1252 892711

with your name, contact details and nature of your request.  The Library will consider your request and get back to you within 5 working days.

Reporting Accessibility Issues

If you have difficulties using any library information resources or services contact the Library -

• Accessibility Request
• libraryresources@uca.ac.uk
• +44 (0)1252 892711

with your name, contact details and the nature of the issue you’d like to report.  The Library will 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 enquiry, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The University for the Creative Arts 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

The Library is working with its third-party suppliers to provide accessibility statements for each service/resource and identifying accessibility issues and solutions.

myLibrary is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

• Some images don’t display alt-text. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 (1.1.1).  We are looking to add alt-text to all images within myLibrary.  When we publish new content, we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
   
• Some text displayed on tabs and banners within myLibrary isn’t clear.  This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 (1.4.3).  We are looking at addressing this issue by reviewing colour combinations that allows text to be read more clearly.
   

• Some of the form elements do not have labels to explain the type of content to enter.  This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 (3.3.2).  We are looking at how to address this issue.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 1 September 2020.  It was last reviewed on 9 September 2020.  This website was last tested on 8 September 2020.  The test was carried out by the Library who identified the ten most visited pages over the last year for accessibility testing using WAVE.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

The Library will be monitoring requests and will be working on addressing these issues and those identified during testing, with third-party suppliers where necessary, in accordance with the guidelines set out by the WCAG.