Website accessibility
Accessibility statement for the Global Health Map website
Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
This accessibility statement applies to https://global-health-research-map.ed.ac.uk
This website is run by Global Health Research which is part of the University of Edinburgh. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- Change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- Zoom in up to 500% without the text spilling off the screen
- Navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
- Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
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:
- the map (exempt)
- adjacent links go to the same URL
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, including accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:
- Wmail: ellen.macrae@ed.ac.uk
- Write to:
Ellen MacRae
CMVM Research Office
QMRI, BioQuarter Campus
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
University of Edinburgh - 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: ellen.macrae@ed.ac.uk
- Write to:
Ellen MacRae
CMVM Research Office
QMRI, BioQuarter Campus
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
University of Edinburgh - 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 following items do not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria:
- Adjacent links go to the same URL
- Screen readers are not always able to interact with sections of the website
We aim to improve our websites accessibility on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below (‘What we’re doing to improve accessibility’) on how we are improving our site accessibility.
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
We are not currently claiming that there is any content outwith the scope of the accessibility regulations.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to address and make adequate improvements to the accessibility issues highlighted.
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 29th November 2023. It was last reviewed on 3rd February 2025.
This website was last tested on 29th November 2023. The testing was carried out by the Interactive Content service within the Information Services Group at the University of Edinburgh using both automated and manual methods. The site was tested on a Mac, primarily using Google Chrome alongside Firefox and Safari.
Recent world-wide usage levels survey for different screen readers and browsers shows that Google Chrome, 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.
Automated testing
We ran automated testing using the following web accessibility evaluation tools:
- WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool) from WebAIM
- Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) from the Paciello Group
Manual testing
We performed manual testing that included:
- Scaling using different resolutions and reflow;
- Options to customise the interface (magnification, font, background colour et. cetera);
- Keyboard navigation and keyboard traps;
- Warning of links opening in a new tab or window;
- Information conveyed in colour or sound only;
- Flashing, moving or scrolling text;
- Tooltips and text alternatives for any non-text content;
- Compatibility with mobile accessibility functionality (iOS).
Examples of sample pages for website testing
The sample pages tested cover all published content types and design templates. We tested:
- Our main homepage
- A standard content page (e.g. Website accessibility).