This is the website accessibility statement in line with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
This website is owned by the University of Edinburgh and is hosted as part of the Patrick Wild Centre website which is part of the University of Edinburgh Medical School. The Patrick Wild Centre website has its own accessibility statement (Patrick Wild Centre Website Accessibility Statement). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
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.
AbilityNet - My computer my wayWith a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website to make it easier to read and navigate.
Additional information on how to customise our website appearance
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
Email: Patrick.Wild.Centre@ed.ac.uk
Phone: Andrew Stanfield on 0131 537 6000
Post: Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
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 please let us know:
Email: Patrick.Wild.Centre@ed.ac.uk
Phone: Andrew Stanfield on 0131 537 6000
Post: Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF
British Sign Language Scotland 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 24 hours a day.
British Sign Language Scotland service details
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 University of Edinburgh 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 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The full guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:
Unless specified otherwise a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by September 2020. We also plan to remove the use of italics and small text.
This system was last tested by the University of Edinburgh’s Deputy Disability Information Officer in February 2020 via sampling the majority of pages across the website. We tested the system on a PC using the browser Internet Explorer (11) as this is the browsers most commonly used by disabled users due to its accessibility features and compatibility with assistive technology, as shown by the Government Assistive Technology Survey.
We tested:
We also tested a sample of the pages using an automated web accessibility checker - WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool WAVE Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool.
We will continue to work with the developer to address these issues and deliver a solution or suitable workaround.
We will continue to monitor system accessibility and will carry out further accessibility testing as these issues are resolved. However, due to the complex nature of the information displayed it may not be possible to resolve all accessibility issues. If this is the case, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. We plan to have resolved the majority of accessibility issues by September 2020 at the latest.
This statement was prepared on 19th February 2020. It was last updated on 21st February 2020.
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