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Accessibility statement for University Centre South Devon.  

This accessibility statement applies to the website www.ucsd.ac.uk/accessibility/

This website is run by University Centre South Devon (South Devon College). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this site.

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. For example: 

  • Some menu links may not be fully accessible to users relying on keyboard and assistive technologies.  

A full listing of known issues with our web pages that may affect users with disabilities is available below under non-accessible content. 

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 College Marketing Team by emailing: [email protected]

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 phone or visiting us in person 

Find out how to contact us here

Technical information about this website’s accessibility 

University Centre South Devon (South Devon College) 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 and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible content 

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations 

Images and non-text content 

There are functional images that have an inappropriate or missing text alternative for assistive technology users (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1).  

Colour and contrast 

Some links rely on colour alone to distinguish them from the body text (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.1). 

The colour scheme on the website does not provide sufficient contrast for some text against the background (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3). 

Page and content structure  

Some text is displayed visually as a heading but is not marked up as such for assistive technology (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1). 

Keyboard navigation  

Some links are not keyboard focusable (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1).  

Automatically moving, blinking, or scrolling content 

Some pages contain animated images that cannot be paused, stopped, or hidden. (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.2.2). 

Skip links 

Pages lack skip links to bypass repetitive content (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1). 

Interactive components 

Some interactive controls are missing an accessible name (WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2).  

Note: This statement was prepared following a basic accessibility review that aims to highlight the most critical accessibility issues. This means that not all accessibility issues can be reported. A more in-depth accessibility check should be undertaken when the issues identified so far have been resolved. 

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

  • Pre-recorded audio and video published before 23 September 2020 
  • Live audio and video. If a live video is kept on the site for more than 14 days, then it is considered a pre-recorded video and may no longer be exempt. 
  • PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 – unless users need them to use a service, for example a form that lets you apply for a course. 
  • Heritage collections like scanned manuscripts 
  • Maps 
  • Third-party content outside of the control of the organisation 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility 

Using a headline review audit carried out by AbilityNet we will be working on improving the accessibility on this website. 

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

This statement was prepared on 26th October 2021. It was last reviewed on 26th October 2021. 

This website was last tested on 26/07/2021. The test was carried out by AbilityNet. 

The website was tested using a light-touch accessibility review that aims to highlight the most critical accessibility issues and is based on the W3C WAI Easy Checks (https://www.w3.org/WAI/test-evaluate/preliminary/). This means that not all accessibility issues can be reported. A more in-depth accessibility check will be undertaken when the issues identified so far have been resolved and resources are available to complete a full review.