Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
The Data Driven Innovation website is hosted and managed by the University of Edinburgh on behalf of the DDI programme, a joint collaboration between the University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University
We want as many people as possible to be able to read the journal content hosted on the platform. For example, that means you should be able to:
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
Customising the website
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
AbilityNet – My computer my way
With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website to make it easier to read and navigate.
Additional information on how to customise our website appearance
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
What to do if you cannot access parts of this website
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please contact the website team by emailing ddi@ed.ac.uk or by phoning 0131 651 4299 or by writing to us at:
The Data-Driven Innovation Programme Delivery Office
The University of Edinburgh
13-15 South College Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AA
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
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 let us know by contacting:
The University of Edinburgh
South College Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AA
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
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 please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly.
Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language
British Sign Language service
British Sign Language Scotland runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland’s public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates from 8am to 12 midnight, 7 days a week.
British Sign Language Scotland service details
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
When an issue is identified with the website we will liaise with the developers to highlight the issue and seek a solution. While investigation is underway, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
The full guidelines are available at:
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Noncompliance with the accessibility regulations
The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:
Unless specified otherwise a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by September 2020.
How we tested this website
This website was last tested in November 2019. The website was tested by the University of Edinburgh’s Disability Information Officer on a PC using Internet Explorer (11.0.9600.19236) browser and also using the automated Webaim WAVE tool. Internet Explorer was chosen as the browser due to it being the most commonly used browser by disabled people as shown in the government survey: the Government Assistive Technology Browser Survey
We tested:
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What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to work with developers to address these issues and deliver a solution or suitable workaround and correct issues directly. We hope to have the majority of issues resolved by September 2020.
We will continue to monitor the website will carry out further accessibility testing if significant changes are made to the user interface or if a service user raises an issue.
Whist we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues we will of course ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged.
This statement was prepared in November 2019. It was last updated in November 2019.