Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to the University of Oxford, MYRIAD Research Group website www.myriadproject.org

The University of Oxford is committed to providing an accessible web presence that gives members of the public and members of the University community full access to University information, courses and activities offered publicly through the web. Our Equality Policy outlines our commitment to a culture which ‘maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected’.

Our Aims

This website is run by members of the MYRIAD Research team. 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 200% 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’ve 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.

How accessible this website is

We are aware that some parts of our website are not fully accessible. These include:

  • Some images do not have a meaningful text alternative
  • Not all links have a discernible name
  • Some background and foreground colours do not have sufficient contrast ratio
  • Older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

We are working to address areas where our accessibility needs improvement.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We continue to look for ways 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 us via email at willem.kuyken@psych.ox.ac.uk or write to us at:

Willem Kuyken
Department of Psychiatry
University of Oxford
Warneford Hospital
Oxford
OX3 7JX

We will consider your request and get back to you within 28 days.

Other accessibility resources

If you’d like more information about accessibility and resources for students, staff and visitors in Oxford more generally, please visit our Equality and Diversity pages.

If you’re looking for information on building accessibility, please try the Access Guide or the University’s interactive map.

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 a complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford 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 and exemptions listed on our ‘Known Issues‘ page.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We want to provide the best possible experience for all our website visitors. To achieve this, we will:

  • Fix known issues
  • Check all new features in the Haiku Content Management System (CMS), which is used to create this website, for accessibility before they are made available
  • Check all new content for accessibility
  • Train all content editors on accessibility
  • Carry out periodic accessibility checks

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 15 September 2020. It was last reviewed on the 1st March 2022

This website was last tested in February 2022. The test was carried out by the MYRIAD Research Team at the Department of Psychiatry and One Ltd using a carefully chosen sample of pages and content types.

The pages were checked manually using a combination of the following methods:

  • Checked against WCAG 2.1 guidelines, with a focus on the items in the Gov.uk’s WCAG 2.1 Primer Checklist.
  • Viewed without style sheets
  • Viewed on a small screen
  • Checked using the Lighthouse Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool