This website is run jointly by the University of Lincoln Library and Research and Enterprise, and we want everyone using our website to have as good an experience as possible.
We have therefore applied the following accessibility standards to ensure that all users, either directly from their browser, using a plugin or assistive technology can navigate the site and access its content.
User controls
Viewing
You can change the colours and contrast levels using the default controls within your browser. You can also change the font and magnify the page to a maximum of 300% without text or links spilling off the screen.
Navigating
The web page can be navigated using keyboard controls. Links are highlighted by a change in border colour when highlighted. Use your keyboard to skip links. Users of screen readers can also get a list of all links on a page and understand their purpose from the link text.
Listening
Use text to speech browser plugins or screen reader assistive technologies to listen to any content selected using the mouse or keyboard. Screen readers can also help you to listen to the site content and navigate around it using menu items.
Devices
Advice on using different devices on websites is available on the My Way website.
How accessible is this website?
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. The guidelines define three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content may not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
We know that certain aspects of this website may prevent it from being fully accessible:
Images & video
Image content will be uploaded as JPEG or PNG and will be accompanied by alternative text. Alternative used on all images will describe what is being visually represented, not the meaning or interpretation of any artwork.
Please do notify us via researchlibrarian@lincoln.ac.uk if you experience any issues with visual content on this site.
Any videos will have subtitles on them.
Alerts flagged in our testing
Testing was carried out during October 2024
Improvements
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you encounter specific accessibility problems or issues with any of the content published on this site, please contact us via researchlibrarian @lincoln.ac.uk to let us know and we will do everything we can to rectify them.
If you have any other feedback on the accessibility of scholarlycommunications.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk, please contact us via email: researchlibrarian@lincoln.ac.uk
or post: GCW University Library, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln LN6 7TS
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 information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Lincoln is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
We aim to respond to feedback within 5 working days.