Accessibility statement for Understanding Unconscious Bias Online Learning Course

Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018

This accessibility statement applies to: https://elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com:443/fscmUI/redwood/learner/learn/redirect?learningItemId=300000342758382&learningItemType=ORA_COURSE 

This course is run by the University of Edinburgh. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this application. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • Customise most of the colours and fonts using browser settings or settings within the course
  • Navigate most of the system using just a keyboard;
  • Listen to most of the application using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver);
  • Navigate most of the website with voice navigation software (including Dragon).

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand. However, some of our content is technical, and we use technical terms where there is no easier wording we could use without changing what the text means.

Customising the website

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:

AbilityNet - My Computer My Way

With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website using your browser settings to make it easier to read and navigate:

Additional information on how to customise our website appearance

If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:

Information on SensusAccess

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • Keyboard focus indicator could have a better contrast in some areas.
  • There is no skip to main content option.
  • Tooltips cannot be reached by keyboard or by assistive software.
  • Some content starts overlapping or becomes hidden from magnification to 200% and above.
  • Reflow is not operational to 400%
  • Not all non-text content may have appropriate alternative text.
  • There is some text as an image in the videos.
  • The website is not fully compatible with assistive software.
  • Most videos are narrated and have captions, but not all content is narrated, so not all content has full audio descriptions.
  • Captions and transcripts could be improved.
  • The language of the page is not specified.
  • Some information is conveyed by colour only.
  • Not all links are underlined by default.
  • Links open new tabs without warning.
  • Not all links have suitable hypertext.
  • Some heading levels are missed.
  • Not all colour contrasts meet recommended standards.
  • There are PDF’s which are not fully accessible
  • There is text displayed on top of an image
  • There is an option to reduce motion, but there is still some limited movement which cannot be paused or stopped by the end user.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:

  • email: Equalitydiversity@ed.ac.uk
  • address: Dalhousie Land, Holyrood Rd, EH8 
  • British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are 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 contact:

  • email: Equalitydiversity@ed.ac.uk
  • address: Dalhousie Land, Holyrood Rd, EH8 
  • British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the on-line BSL interpreting service.

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)

The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:

Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website

Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language

British Sign Language service

Contact Scotland BSL 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 8.00am to 12.00am, 7 days a week.

Contact Scotland BSL service details.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites and applications accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The full guidelines are available at:

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard

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 2.2 AA success criteria:

We will continue to address and make significant improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by May 2027 for the issues within our control.

The site is not fully within our control as it uses a third party piece of software provided by Oracle and a third party e-learning module provided by Vinciworks. See the section below ('What we're doing to improve accessibility') on how we are improving our site accessibility.

While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility and retest the accessibility of this website.

Disproportionate burden

We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix within our understanding of the platform.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

At this time we believe no content is outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations pending conversations with our suppliers.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to address and make improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted. Unless specified otherwise, a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by May 2027. Some of the issues are not within our control and where this is the case, we will work with the supplier to resolve these issues, obtaining timeframes in which they expect these issues to be fixed.

While we are in the process of resolving these accessibility issues, we will ensure reasonable adjustments are in place to make sure no user is disadvantaged. As changes are made, we will continue to review accessibility and retest the accessibility of this website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 15 May 2026. It was last reviewed 15 May 2026.

The website was last tested in May 2026. The testing was carried out by the Disability Information Service at the University of Edinburgh using both automated and manual methods. The site was tested on a PC, primarily using Google Chrome alongside Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

Recent world-wide usage levels survey for different screen readers and browsers shows that Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge are increasing in popularity and Google Chrome is now the favoured browser for screen readers:

WebAIM: Screen Reader User Survey

The aforementioned three browsers have been used in certain questions for reasons of breadth and variety.

We ran automated testing using AXE (Google Chrome extension) and then manual testing that included:

  • Spell check functionality;
  • Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;
  • Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour, etc);
  • Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;
  • Data validation;
  • Warning of links opening in new tab or window;
  • Information conveyed in the colour or sound only;
  • Flashing, moving or scrolling text;
  • Use with screen reading software (for example JAWS);
  • Assistive software (TextHelp Read and Write, Windows Magnifier, ZoomText, Dragon Naturally Speaking, TalkBack and VoiceOver);
  • Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;
  • Time limits;
  • Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (Android and iOS);
  • Any drag functionality and alternatives;
  • Consistent help function;
  • No need to re-enter data already submitted;
  • Any cognitive tests.

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