Accessibility statement for the Cirrus websites

This accessibility statement applies to https://www.cirrus.ac.uk and http://docs.cirrus.ac.uk

This website is run by EPCC on behalf of the Cirrus service partners. 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, fonts and font sizes
• 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.

How accessible this website is

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

• you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF or large print:

Email the Cirrus Service Desk.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 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 Cirrus 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).

Contacting us by email or phone

You can contact us contact us by email via the Cirrus Service Desk.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

EPCC 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

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.

• Some items have low contrast

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

We believe our site is otherwise compliant.

Navigation and accessing information

We believe our site navigation is compliant.

Interactive tools and transactions

We believe our site tools are compliant.

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

We do not believe any content is not within scope.

PDFs and other documents

PDFs and other documents can be provided in alternative formats on request to the Cirrus Service Desk.

Live video

We do not plan to use live video.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

This site was developed with accessibility in mind and we will continue to review the accessibility of the site as it develops. We welcome any feedback and comments on the site via the Cirrus Service Desk.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 18th August 2020. It was last reviewed on 18th August 2020.

This website was last tested on 18th August 2020. The test was carried out by us using WAVE and LittleForest.

We sampled pages that included the greatest range of content type and used LittleForest to scan the whole site.