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Accessibility statement for fund.southampton.ac.uk

The University of Southampton is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone, and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Measures to support accessibility

The University takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of https://fund.southampton.ac.uk:

  • Integrate accessibility into our procurement practices.
  • Integrate accessibility into our design and build practices.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three
levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
https://fund.southampton.ac.uk is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Fully conformant means that the content fully conforms to the accessibility standard without any exceptions.

Compatibility with browsers and assistive
technology

https://fund.southampton.ac.uk is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:

  • Latest major browser versions with assistive technology for screen readers on all major operating systems
  • Keyboard navigation without mouse
  • Browser zooming up to 300%
  • Changed fonts or colour contrasts

Technical specifications

Accessibility of https://fund.southampton.ac.uk relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of https://fund.southampton.ac.uk, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below. Known limitations for https://fund.southampton.ac.uk:

  1. Alternative text for images: Most images on the website have alternative text to describe the content of the image, however not all images do. We are actively working to improve this. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.
  2. Background images: Background images are used sparingly but may not have text alternatives because alternative text is not applicable to background
    images. Background images are only used to add visual style to the website, and not for understanding content. Please contact us if you encounter an issue.
  3. Colour contrast: There may be some instances of colour contrasts not being sufficiently high enough to ensure all text is readable for those with colour vision deficiency. Where this is identified as an issue, it will be corrected.

Assessment approach

The University assessed the accessibility of https://fund.southampton.ac.uk by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Formal approval of this accessibility statement

This Accessibility Statement is approved by the University of Southampton, Office of Development & Alumni Relations.

Formal complaints

If you wish to submit a complaint, please contact us at alumni@soton.ac.uk or (0)23 8059 2747.