Accessibility Statement for Glasgow's Literary Bonds

This is an accessibility statement from HaSS-IT at the University of Strathclyde.

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. Glasgow's Literary Bonds is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of Glasgow's Literary Bonds, 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 Glasgow's Literary Bonds:

1. Digital Magazine:This part of the site uses a digital magazine plug-in to present an image slideshow and enrich the user experience. Navigation within the slideshow and usage of the built-in customisation tools may result in limited accessibility when using a keyboard as a solo input device or when tabbing content using screen reader technology. Other formats of the magazine are available and please get in touch if you require any further assistance regarding accessing this content.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Glasgow's Literary Bonds. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on Glasgow's Literary Bonds:

• Phone: +44 141 444 8844
• E-mail: hass-it@strath.ac.uk

We try to respond to feedback within 2 business days.

Measures to support accessibility

HaSS-IT takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of Glasgow's Literary Bonds:

• Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.
• Include people with disabilities in our design personas.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of Glasgow's Literary Bonds 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
• CSS
• JavaScript

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

Assessment approach

HaSS-IT assessed the accessibility of Glasgow's Literary Bonds by the following approaches:

• Self-evaluation

Date

This statement was created on 11 November 2021.