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Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Digital Education, University of the Arts London (UAL). This accessibility statement applies to the Digitally Enhanced Learning (DEL) conference website. 

This website uses HTML 5 (HyperText Mark-up Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to render content. We have also used other technologies including JavaScript on certain areas of the website. 

We commit to ensuring this website is as accessible as possible and we want as many people as possible to be able to use it. This means that you should be able to: 

  • access the website regardless of the device and browser you are using 
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen 
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard 
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software 
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver) 

We have also tried to make the website text as easy to understand as possible although we recognise we have more work to do on this. 

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. 

How accessible this website is 

We know that some parts of the website are not fully accessible: 

  • There are 2 instances of colour contrast errors on the home page. 
  • The embedded videos on the webinars page do not have accurate captions or transcriptions. 

Feedback and contact information 

If you need information on this website in an alternative, more accessible format please contact: Hannah Hyde (delconference@arts.ac.uk)

Please include details of the content you need and the required format or the service you are trying to access. We will then work to get you what you need. 

We aim to provide you with an initial response within two working days and will provide clear information about how we will deal with your request. 

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, contact: Hannah Hyde (delconference@arts.ac.uk). 

We aim to provide you with an initial response within two working days and will provide clear information about how we will deal with your enquiry or complaint. 

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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person 

For information about contacting us by phone or to arrange a visit to our offices, our contact details are: Digital Education  
University of the Arts London  
272 High Holborn  
London WC1V 7EY  
United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7514 6000 

More information about accessing our buildings is available from AccessAble

Technical information about this website’s accessibility 

UAL is committed to making its website 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 version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below. 

Non-accessible content 

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons. 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations 

  • Some linked videos do not have accurate captions. This fails Success Criterion 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A). 
  • There are 2 instances on the home page that may not have sufficient colour contrast. This fails Success Criterion 1.4.3 Distinguishable contrast. 

Preparation of this accessibility statement 

This statement was prepared on 01/12/2022. This website was last tested on 01/12/2022. The test was carried out by ourselves. We used the following automated accessibility tools to test a sample of pages of our website. These included: 

  • WAVE from WebAIM 
  • Axe from Deque 

The selection of pages we tested were: 

  • Landing page 
  • About page
  • Bio pages
  • Conference theme page 
  • Submission guidelines page 
  • DEL In Between page 
  • DEL Hubs page 
  • Accessibility Statement