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Accessibility Statement: Library Website

Accessibility Statement for Leeds Trinity University Library Website

This accessibility statement applies to the Leeds Trinity University Library Website. 

This website is run by Leeds Trinity University. 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, contrast levels and fonts 
  • zoom in up to 200% 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. 

My Computer My Way 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 can see a full list of any issues we currently know about in the Non-accessible content section of this statement. 

Feedback and contact information

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

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 business 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:

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). 

Technical information about this website's accessibility

Leeds Trinity University 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 2.2 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 

  • On the Partnerships page, several partner logos are missing alternative text descriptions. This fails WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content (A). 
  • On the home page there are multiple H1 elements. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A). 
  • The opening hours on the home page are presented as a merged cell table which may be harder to read for screen reader users. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A). 
  • The LibCal weekly and monthly hour tabs has a role conflict for the overarching tablist which may make it read incorrectly for screen reader users. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A). 
  • Across the website there are various uses of list elements containing only a single item. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A). 
  • On the LibCal page, some links use colour alone to differentiate from surrounding text. This fails WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Color (A). 
  • On the LibCal page there are several areas where text does not have appropriate contrast. This fails WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (AA). 
  • On some specialist subject guides there are text contrast issues. This fails WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (AA). 
  • At higher magnifications there is a partial clipping issue with the sitewide search input field. This fails WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow (AA). 
  • Slideshow carousels on some specialist subject guides disappear at higher magnifications. This fails WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow (AA). 
  • There are some consistent colour contrast issues for focus states of many button and button or tab style links across the website. This fails WCAG 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (AA). 
  • The home page does not respond to user side text spacing adjustments. This fails WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing (AA). 
  • For many tile link elements across the website the tab order duplicates tab moves for tiles which lengthens the user journey for keyboard and screen reader users. This issue fails WCAG 2.4.3 Focus Order and 2.4.4 Link Purpose (A).  
  • In the FAQ section there is a duplicated button for the first accordion. This button is invisible but still part of the keyboard navigation. This fails WCAG 2.4.3 Focus Order (A). 
  • On the contact page there is a blank link which serves no purpose. This fails WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (A). 
  • On tile elements on the home page only, there is no visible focus indication. This fails WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible (AA). 
  • The sitewide search icon button does not have an accessible text name. This fails WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). 
  • iframes used for online maps and some video content do not have titles. This fails WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). 
  • FAQ content panels receive focus indication which is incorrect. This fails WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A).  
  • Slideshow carousels in some specialist subject guides are missing link titles or appropriate alt text for images. This fails WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content (A), 2.4.4 Link Purpose (A), and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A).  
  • Slideshow carousels in some specialist subject guides have aria label conflicts. This fails WCAG 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A). 

If you find an issue that we have yet to identify, please contact us using one of the routes described in the ‘Reporting accessibility problems with this website’ section of this statement. 

Disproportionate burden 

At this time, we have made no claims of disproportionate burden. 

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

PDFs and other documents 

Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents. We are currently working on fixing these essential documents or replacing them with accessible html web pages. This work will be completed by… 

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix [example of non-essential document]. 

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards. 

Video content 

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations. We also have some existing pre-recorded video content that was published before the 23rd September 2020. This content is also exempt from the regulations. All new video content we produce will have appropriate captions, audio descriptions and transcripts as necessary. 

What we're doing to improve accessibility

We have tested this site as part of wider work at Leeds Trinity University to monitor and improve the accessibility of all our systems. We are attempting to either directly address issues or work with the supplier to address issues on the website. As we resolve issues we will update this statement.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 01/05/2024. It was last reviewed on 01/05/2024. 

This website was last tested on 09/04/2024. The test was carried out by All Able Ltd. 

A representative sample of pages of the website were tested. Testing was composed of a mixture of manual, semi-automated and assistive technology testing. 

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