Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for Leicester College

This accessibility statement applies to leicestercollege.ac.uk.

This website is run by Leicester College. 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

Leicester College is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

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

  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

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 14 days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘campuses’ page, call or email us info@leicestercollege.ac.uk for directions.

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, please contact us.

Read tips on contacting organisation about inaccessible websites.

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

Leicester College 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) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-compliance with accessibility regulations

PDFs such as EDI Annual Report 2022-23 has insufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast).

We plan to fix contrast for PDF by January 2025.

PDFs such as EDI Annual Report 2022-23 is missing the page title within the settings of the PDF document. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.2 (Page titled).

We plan to fix page titled for PDF by January 2025.

PDFs such as EDI Annual Report 2022-23 is missing alternative text within the document. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text content).

We plan to fix alternative text for PDF by January 2025. When we publish new pdf document we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.

Disproportionate burden

At this time, we have not made any disproportionate burden claims.

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

3rd party content

Some of our services include third party content which we have no control over such as a link to an application form which are sent to us and uploaded as part of our service. 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.

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.

Online Maps

Our service includes the use of online maps to show certain geographical information. These are not used for navigational purposes and are exempt under the regulations. If you require the information presented in an online map in a different format, please contact us to discuss reasonable adjustments.

Archive content

Some of the content in the news and blog part of the website is classified as an archive. This kind of historically recorded content is exempt from meeting the digital accessibility regulations. If you require a specific piece of archive content and it is not accessible, please contact us using the methods above and we will provide an accessible version of the content on request.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are reviewing our accessibility every quarter, to improve accessibility on this website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 21/10/2024. It was last reviewed on 13/12/2024.

This website was last tested on 25/10/2024. The test was carried out by our team internally and Framework agency. The testing included Accessibility insight for Web, using Automated checks, and test runs.