If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille or need to report problems in accessing our website please contact the centre by email.
Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is run by the Scottish Sensory Centre. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
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With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website to make it easier to read and navigate.
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please contact the Scottish Sensory Centre on 0131 651 6501 or email sscmail@ed.ac.uk. We will consider your request and get back to you within 7 days.
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements please let us know.
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)
contactSCOTLAND-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 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. British Sign Language Scotland service details
An audit carried out by LittleForest in November 2023 gave the SSC website an overall score of 73.3%.
Issues were identified included:
Some of our older PDFs and Word documents may not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they’re accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).
WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value)
Most PDFs and Word documents have been replaced with accessible HTML pages. We will also try to ensure any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards and where we find any that are not accessible we will rectify this as soon as possible.
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.
Regulations for PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018
This website was last tested in November 2023. This is part of a regular auditing process. The test was carried out by Little Forest. We also run some of our own reports using WebAims WAVE accessibility evaluation tool.
Most of the current SSC website uses the Bootstrap design framework. This framework was built with accessibility in mind from the outset. All the page and design elements for the website are run from the framework.
Accessibility improvements, bug fixes and development work to fix issues will be recorded to keep a record of work completed.
This statement was first prepared on 15/8/2020. It was last updated on 07/02/2024.
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