{"id":615,"date":"2020-09-07T08:12:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T08:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/displacement.sps.ed.ac.uk\/?page_id=615"},"modified":"2025-06-08T15:22:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T15:22:19","slug":"accessibility-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/displacement.sps.ed.ac.uk\/fr\/accessibility-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessibility statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"615\" class=\"elementor elementor-615\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34f8efd3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34f8efd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-432de5\" data-id=\"432de5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0e75e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c0e75e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>SPS Accessibility Statement for GCRF Protracted Displacement project website<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 2.5rem\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de6d355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1de6d355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Last updated: 17 January 2025<\/strong><\/p><p>The owners of this website, part of the University of Edinburgh\u2019s School of Social and Political Science collection, are committed to making its content accessible to as many users as possible, including people with disabilities. This statement outlines our compliance with accessibility regulations and how you can request assistance.<\/p><p>We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:<\/p><ul><li>Zoom in up to 500% with reflow and without loss of content<\/li><li>Using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts<\/li><li>Use the website without encountering any flashing, scrolling or moving text<\/li><li>Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of Job Access with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and VoiceOver)<\/li><li>Navigate to most of the content by keyboard only<\/li><li>Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software (including Dragon NaturallySpeaking)<\/li><li>Use the website without encountering any time limits<\/li><\/ul><h3>Customising the website<\/h3><p>AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/mcmw.abilitynet.org.uk\/\">AbilityNet &#8211; My computer my way<\/a><\/p><p>With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website to make it easier to read and navigate.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/about\/website\/accessibility\/customising-site\">Addtional information on how to customise our website appearance<\/a><\/p><p>If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.ac.uk\/student-disability-service\/staff\/supporting-students\/accessible-technology\">Information on accessible document conversion service &#8211; SensusAccess<\/a><\/p><h3>How accessible this website is<\/h3><p>We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:<\/p><ul><li>Some text size is small<\/li><li>Some colour contrasts could be improved<\/li><li>Spellcheck options are not offered in all browsers<\/li><li>Tabbing via keyboard is not always logical and\/or consistent, and does not always meet contrast focus requirements<\/li><\/ul><h3>Feedback and contact information<\/h3><p>If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please <a href=\"mailto:sps.support@ed.ac.uk\">contact our support team by email<\/a>.<\/p><h3>1. Compliance Status<\/h3><p>This website is designed to comply with the<br \/><strong>Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA<\/strong>, in line with UK public sector accessibility requirements.<\/p><p>The site has been tested using WAVE accessibility tools across multiple browsers, including Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, on both Windows and macOS. It has also been tested for mobile accessibility.<\/p><h3>2. Accessibility Features<\/h3><p>All site content, including PDFs, has been reviewed for accessibility using multiple compliance tools.<\/p><p>All images where technically possible include alternative text (alt text) or are marked as decorative when appropriate.<\/p><h3>3. Assistive Technology Compatibility<\/h3><p>The site is designed to be compatible with screen readers, keyboard navigation, and other accessibility tools.<\/p><h3>4. Reporting Accessibility Issues<\/h3><p>If you encounter any accessibility issues, please contact the school Web &amp; Systems team at: <a href=\"mailto:sps.support@ed.ac.uk\">sps.support@ed.ac.uk<\/a>.<\/p><h3>5. Ongoing Improvements<\/h3><p>This website\u2019s accessibility will be reviewed in January 2026. 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