Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Aberystwyth University’s Admissions Portal

This accessibility statement applies to all webpages with web address beginning apply.aber.ac.uk.

This website is run by Aberystwyth 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 using browser or device settings;
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen;
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • some pages skip a heading level
  • some fields do not identify their purpose programmatically, to allow browsers to help users fill in forms with known information
  • some buttons do not work when using screen readers
  • links are only distinguishable from the surrounding text by colour
  • some text does not have sufficient contrast with the background colour
  • form controls do not appear sufficiently distinct from their surroundings
  • users are unable to skip to main content of the page
  • landmarks do not identify the primary content of the page

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact Information Services.

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 10 working days.

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

Aberystwyth 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) [2.1] AA standard.

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

Colour

Some text doesn’t have sufficient contrast with the background colour, so the text may not be readable by people with visual impairments. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)).

Forms

Some form fields do not have appropriate autocomplete attributes defined. This can mean that it's more difficult for people using assistive technology to understand what data should be entered. This doesn't meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose.

Form controls do not appear sufficiently distinct from their surroundings, so that people with visual impairments are still able to clearly see them. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast.

Some buttons do not work when using assistive technology. This means that people using assistive technology may not be able to complete the form with the information required. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard.

Some of the help text associated with form input elements is not accessible using a keyboard, so this could make the form difficult to fill out if people don’t understand what the form input element should contain. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard).

Headings

Some pages do not have a visible or appropriate Heading 1, so the main page topic may not be accessible to people using assistive technology. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).

Landmarks

The majority of pages do not contain a main landmark in order to identify the primary content of the page. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 5.3.4 Landmark Roles.

Links

Some links are only distinguishable from the surrounding text by colour, so the links may not be visually evident without colour vision. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.1 (Use of Colour).

The majority of pages do not include links which allow users to skip to the main content of the page. This can make it difficult for people using assistive technology to navigate the page and find the main content. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks.

Tables

Some tables do not use the scope attribute to associate header cells and data cells in data tables. This can mean that it's more difficult for people using assistive technology to understand the data presented. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).

Text

When increasing font size, particularly when using mobile devices, some text is hidden or partially hidden, so people may not be able to see all of the text. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.4 (Resize Text).

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

PDFs and other documents

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.

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

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Our accessibility roadmap shows how and when we plan to improve accessibility on this website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 23/09/2019. It was last reviewed on 17/03/2025.

This website was last tested on 14/03/2025 against the WCAG [2.1] AA standard.

The test was carried out by Aberystwyth University. 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.