This is the Accessibility Statement for Edinburgh College of Art.

Using this website

This website is run by Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

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.

If you have a disability then AbilityNet has advice to help you make your device easier to use.

Edinburgh University's Information Services has further information on customising browser settings.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website aren’t fully accessible and we are working to understand what we need to do to fix this.

What to do if you can’t access parts of this website

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

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within five working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting the requirements of the accessibility regulations, contact ecawebed@ed.ac.uk with your concerns and/or the issues you have discovered, we'll do our best to improve things and get you the information you need.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the accessibility regulations. If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

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

We know that this website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard and are working to improve its overall level of accessibility.

How we tested this website

An audit of the website content type templates is being undertaken November and December 2019, checking against the WCAG 2.0 Level AA Guidelines.

This statement was prepared in November 2019.