Accessibility Statement for EventMAP Exam application

Accessibility Statement for EventMAP Exam application

Website accessibility statement in line with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018

This accessibility statement applies to: https://exam.is.ed.ac.uk/

 

The EventMAP Exam application is hosted by EventMAP Ltd for the University of Edinburgh. We want as many staff as possible to be able to use this application within the constrained use by Admin users within the central Exams team in Registry Services. 

For example, that means you should be able to:

  • using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts while retaining most functionality;
  • experience no time limits when using the site.
  • Experience no flashing scrolling or moving text 

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

Customising the website

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:

AbilityNet - My Computer My Way

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:

Additional information on how to customise our website appearance

If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:

Information on SensusAccess

How accessible this website is

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

  • some areas of the site are not accessible using text-to-speech assistive technologies (including Job Access with Speech (JAWS) and NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA);
  • some areas of the site are not accessible using speech-to-text assistive software (for example, Dragon NaturallySpeaking) with all browser configurations;
  • users may not be able to access all content by using the keyboard alone or solely through tabbing;
  • users may experience a keyboard trap when using text-to-speech assistive technologies (including Job Access with Speech (JAWS) and NonVisual Desktop Acess (NVDA);
  • some selection displays are unclear meaning users may struggle to discern where they have navigated to on the site using keyboard alone;
  • at magnification levels higher than 125% on some pages, content is lost due to overlapping and on some pages horizontal scrolling is required at 100%;
  • colour is used in some places as the sole means of conveying information;
  • colour contrasts do not necessarily meet the recommended Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 AA standard;
  • alternative text is not present on all non-text content;
  • not all links indicate whether they open a new window or as a pop-up.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:

We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

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:

We will consider your request and get back to you in 5 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 ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly:

Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:

Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website

Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language

British Sign Language service

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 between 8.00am and 12.00am, 7 days a week.

Contact Scotland BSL service details

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

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.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The full guidelines are available at:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard

Non accessible content

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

Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations

The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:

  • Not all non-text content presented to users has alternative text

1.1.1 - Non-text Content

Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution, or significant improvement, will be in place for those items within our control by October 2025

Disproportionate burden

We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

We are not currently claiming that there is any content outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to address the accessibility issues highlighted to deliver a solution or suitable workaround. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place for those items within our control by October 2025 We will continue to work with the supplier, EventMAP Ltd, in order to improve accessibility. While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues, or where we are unable to do so, 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.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 6th October 2023. It was last reviewed on 6th October 2023.

This website was tested by the University of Edinburgh’s Disability Information team in October 2023, using Mozilla Firefox (102.10.0esr), Microsoft Edge (112.0.1722.34), and Google Chrome (111.0.5563.147) for comparative purposes. We test on Firefox, Chrome and Edge to ensure breadth and variety, whereby a recent survey on world-wide usage levels shows that Chrome is increasing in popularity and is now the favoured browser for screen readers:

 

WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey 2021

 

We tested:

 

  • Spellcheck functionality;
  • Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;
  • Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour et. cetera);
  • Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;
  • Data validation;
  • Warning of links opening in a new tab or window;
  • Information conveyed in colour or sound only;
  • Flashing, moving or scrolling text;
  • Operability if JavaScript is disabled;
  • Use with screen reading software (for example, JAWS);
  • Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, ZoomText and Dragon NaturallySpeaking);
  • Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;
  • Time limits.

Change Log

The change log will be updated alongside accompanying accessibility improvements to the system.

This article was published on