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Accessibility Statement: Library Search

Accessibility statement for Leeds Trinity University Library Search (Primo)

This accessibility statement applies to the Primo library system (Library Search).

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

  • The "more options" controls at the end of the navigation list, carousel items on individual book pages present some aria role conflicts which may impact readability. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A) and 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (A).
  • The tags “word cloud” may offer significant readability issues to screen reader users. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A).
  • The checkboxes present across the reservations page do not have descriptive labels. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (A).
  • Some elements in the tags “word cloud” are given visual emphasis by increased font size and emboldening but this is not conveyed effectively for non-visual users. This fails WCAG 1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (A).
  • Some icon controls and links uses colour alone to differentiate focus state or differentiate themselves from surrounding text. This fails WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Colour (A). 
  • There are a variety of text contrast issues with some buttons and link text across the website. This fails WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (AA). 
  • On Mac OS with Chrome browser text resizing doesn’t respond. This fails WCAG 1.4.4 Resize text (AA). 
  • At higher magnifications, the advanced search function is clipped off the right hand side of the screen. This fails WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow (AA). 
  • At higher magnifications some animated placeholder icons clip the result listing text. This fails WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow (AA). 
  • The LTU logo present in the top left corner of pages does not have an accessible text name. This fails WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (A). 
  • The advanced search radio buttons selection does not receive clear focus indication. There is an invisible tab move between the Journal search button and the Journals by category list. This fails WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible (AA). 

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.

3rd party content

Some of our services include third party content which we have no control over such as documents which are sent to us and uploaded as part of [example] service, or comments left on [example] pages by members of the public. The accessibility regulations do not require us to manage these kinds of content, but if you have a problem with any of the content hosted on this website, please contact us using the methods above and we will try to help.

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 21/05/2024. It was last reviewed on 21/05/2024. 

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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