This website is run by the School of Informatics. We want as many
people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that
means you should be able to:
– 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.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. The University also provides a page on how to alter your browser to
improve the accessibility of web pages – www.ed.ac.uk/about/website/accessibility/customising-site
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
The contrast of some text could be improved.
Alt text missing from images.
Keyboard navigation may not always work
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like
accessible PDF, large print or easy read:
call 0131 650 4503 or use our help form.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as we can.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this
service. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think
we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:
[note the details below should be tailored to what’s applicable to your site, and could be the same as above]
– email webmaster@inf.ed.ac.uk
– or use the support web form
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).
See also: Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
– The Informatics Forum is on
the AccessAble accessibility guide. Search for “Informatics”.
– The building is fully wheelchair accessible, and the front
reception desk has a induction loop.
– Find out how to contact us
at www.ed.ac.uk/informatics/about/contact
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
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.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with
the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to
Non-accessible content
The following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:
– Some heading text does not have a very good contrast
ratio. Contrast (Minimum)
– Images may not contain alternate text, or alternative text that is not useful. Non-text Content
– Some of the layouts used by WordPress themes can behave incorrectly with screen readers. Info and Relationships
– 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)
We aim to improve our websites accessibility on a regular and
continuous basis. See the section below (‘What we’re doing to improve
accessibility’) on how we are improving our site accessibility.
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Many of our older PDFs and Word documents do not meet accessibility
standards – for example, they may not be structured so they’re
accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success
criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or
other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not
essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to
fix archive material such as news articles published before 2018.
Regulations for PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018
What we are doing to improve accessibility
– We regularly review the content on our site, and fix and improve
any issues discovered.
– We respond and investigate any accessibility issues brought to our
attention.
– Remove old content that is no longer required.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 29/06/2026. It was last
reviewed on 29/06/2026.
This website was last tested on 29/06/2026. The test was carried out by our own computing staff. With a mixture of automated (Webaim WEAVE) and manual testing.
We tested this site by visiting the main page, and a random sample of other pages.
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