Accessibility statement for Postgraduate
快猫视频 is committed to making its websites and mobile applications accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This accessibility statement applies to the Postgraduate website.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use our websites and mobile apps, and accessibility is an essential part of our mission. On our , you&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;ll find everything you need to answer any questions you have about accessibility, whether you&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;re a student or a member of staff.
To adapt the content to your needs or preferences, you should be able to:
- Change colours, contrasts levels and fonts.
- Resize text up to 200% without impact on the functionality of the website.
- Zoom in up to 400% without loss of information or functionality.
- Navigate the website using just a keyboard.
- tab to ‘Skip to content’ links at the top of the page to jump over repetitive information to the main content.
- tab through the content; the current location will be indicated by a clear visual change.
- control the embedded media player to play audio and video materials.
- Use a screen reader (e.g. JAWs, NVDA) to:
- listen to the content of web pages and use any functionality on the page.
- list the headings and subheadings in the page and then jump to their location on the page.
- bring up a list of meaningful links on the page.
- Use transcripts or closed captions with most audio and video materials.
- Download learning materials in alternative formats (e.g. Word document, PDF, ePub).
- If you have a print disability we provide SensusAccess to students, which is an automated service that converts files from one format to another, for example, PDF to text, audio, Word or Braille.
- also provides advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Compliance Status
This website is partially compliant with the 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
Information and relationships
Some pages don’t use the correct semantic markup to enable screen readers to identify blocks of content as quotes. This makes it more difficult for screen reader users to understand when content is part of a quotation. This fails We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
Qualification page ‘module’ tables are missing captions. This makes it more difficult for screen reader users to understand the purpose of these tables when navigating. This fails . We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
Name, role, value
The main navigation &/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;submenu&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39; disclosure button elements are coded incorrectly across all pages. These elements are presented as HTML &/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;links&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39; rather than &/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;buttons&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;. This makes it more difficult for keyboard users to understand how to interact with these elements. It&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;s also confusing for screen reader users because they expect links to take them to another destination.
These &/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;submenu&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39; disclosure button elements don&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;t use ARIA (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) in the correct way to support assistive technologies. Screen readers users aren&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;t told when a submenu is &/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;open&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39; or &/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;closed&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;. Additionally, the inclusion of an inappropriate ARIA attribute means that the Voiceover screen reader on Mac can&/postgraduate/accessibility-statement/39;t identify and navigate to the submenu toggles. This fails . We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
Labels or instructions
The ’course search’ text field isn’t labelled correctly. This makes it more difficult for screen reader users to understand that they can search for both ‘courses’ as well as ‘subjects’. This fails . We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
On ’course search’ the radio buttons used for filtering search results, are missing a programmatically associated group label known as a ‘legend’. This makes it more difficult for screen reader users to understand that the ‘postgraduate’ and ‘undergraduate’ radio buttons are ‘course search’ filters. This fails . We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
Resize text
On all pages, when users resize text, it overlaps and obscures other content. This causes reading difficulty and critical information loss for people with low vision relying on text enlargement. . We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
Consistent navigation
Research topics pages don’t identify breadcrumb navigation consistently. Breadcrumbs are not always contained within a ‘navigation’ landmark, and they don’t use the correct type of HTML list. This makes it more difficult for screen reader users to find breadcrumbs on these pages. This fails . We plan to resolve this issue by April 2025.
Preparation of the accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 25 November 2021.
This statement was last reviewed on 01 May 2024. This Postgraduate website was last tested on 8 March 2024. The testing approach taken included manual testing against WCAG 2.2 AA guidelines was carried out on a sample of 10 web pages, which were selected to represent different website elements and content types. In addition, automated testing was conducted across the entire website. Findings from both test approaches were then merged by the Open University Accessibility and Usability Evaluation team. The accessibility of this site is also monitored in real-time using an automated accessibility tool.
Feedback and contact information
If you find that a certain section of our website is not accessible and you can’t get access to the information that you need please use the to request support and we will ensure that you are provided with the information you require. You will need to provide your contact details and Personal Identifier if you are a student so we can get back to you. You should expect to hear back from us within 5 working days.
The OU is very experienced in meeting accessibility needs for our students. In many cases we are able to provide module and other study support materials in alternative formats for students who indicate a need for this when completing a .
In addition, some module materials are available in different formats and can be downloaded from module websites. Students can contact their Student Support Team for advice.
If you are a student, or someone who has had contact with the University before, and have a complaint about the accessibility of our websites, you should raise a complaint via the .
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 are based in the UK, and you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the .