Accessibility statement

This is an accessibility statement from University of Staffordshire. This accessibility statement applies to the University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour at virtualtour.staffs.ac.uk. Websites on other domains and subdomains have their own accessibility statement available directly from those sites.

Measures to support accessibility

University of Staffordshire takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour:

  • Include accessibility as part of our mission statement.
  • Include accessibility throughout our internal policies.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback and contact information

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of the University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on the University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour:

We try to respond to feedback within 2 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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical specifications

Accessibility of University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

  • HTML
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Assessment approach

University of Staffordshire assessed the accessibility of University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour by the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation

Evaluation report

An evaluation report for University of Staffordshire Virtual Tour is available at: https://virtualtour.staffs.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Staffordshire-VT-VPAT-Report-Only.pdf.