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Accessibility statement for Alumni Magazine 2024

This accessibility statement applies to the Alumni Magazine 2024 site at https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/alumni-magazine/2024/ This was created by White Light Media (https://www.whitelightmedia.co.uk/) using Readymag and is run by the University of Liverpool.

We believe that when a website is accessible, everyone benefits. We are also committed to making sure that all content on the website is easy to understand.

This statement describes what is accessible on our site, as well as what isn't accessible, and how we plan to deal with this moving forward. It also describes what to do if you have problems accessing our site.

This statement does not cover pages and sections that are not part of the Alumni Magazine 2024 site.

Accessibility help

We provide accessibility software and hardware to support students and staff with a disability, see the IT Services Accessibility pages for more details.

AbilityNet also has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible is this website?

We have published an accessible version of this site

There are some things that we don't currently have or which are less than ideal. Work to solve these is ongoing.

  • Because our publication is a continuous read, keyboard tabbing will take the reader through pages not visible in the current page
  • Scrolling by cursor will scroll one screen at a press which may result in some text moving from off-screen to being behind the site navigational elements.
  • Page language is not currently set.

Accessibility confirmation from White Light Media

  • We can confirm that we use alt text on our images, that we observe meaningful use of heading tags and that we don't use image objects for text content.
  • We also follow the University guidelines on colour use with regard to accessibility and that colour is never used alone as a navigational cue.
  • Links are descriptive in title or in anchor text and can be navigated by keyboard.
  • Pages are also given meaningful titles and descriptions.
  • Video players offer the option to read a transcript or use closed captions.

Feedback and contact information

Please contact us if you have an accessibility query:

In your message, include:

  • the web address of the page
  • your name and contact details
  • the format you require information in.

Third Party content and systems

We have some third-party content on our website. Depending on our relationship with the third party we cannot always guarantee its accessibility. We endeavour to work with our suppliers to ensure the accessibility of this 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 us to register your difficulty. This helps us improve our systems.

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

The University of Liverpool 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 listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

The list below is a broad guide to where we need to work on making our content accessible.

  • Because our publication is a continuous read, keyboard tabbing will take the reader through pages not visible in the current page
  • Scrolling by cursor will scroll one screen at a press which may result in some text moving from off-screen to being behind the site navigational elements.
  • Page language is not currently set.

Work is ongoing with Readymag to fix these.

Disproportionate burden

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

How we are testing this website

We use a mix of automated testing and manual testing of a representative sample of the site against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

What we're doing to improve accessibility

We are working to remove any further accessibility issues with the site, and have published an accessible alternative.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 10 July 2024. It was last reviewed on 10 July 2024.

This website was last tested on 10/07/24 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

The test was carried out by the Digital Communications team. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. A further audit of the website was carried out to the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.