Accessibility statement

This website is run by Katharine Hubbard and Paula Gawthorpe, Authors of the Inclusive Education Framework. 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
  • pages have a logical tab order
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
  • HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
  • 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 tried to make 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 is the website?
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • elements contain focusable descendents
  • some colour elements do not have a sufficient contrast ratio
  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • social media inks do not have a discernible name

Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille you can email teachingexcellenceacademy@hull.ac.uk We will consider your request and get back to you in 7 days.

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, in the first instance complete the contact teachingexcellenceacademy@hull.ac.uk

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
Tom Tomlinson 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 COMPIANCE (10)

  • Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
  • Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
  • The user’s focus is directed to new content added to the page
  • User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
  • Custom controls have associated labels
  • Custom controls have ARIA roles
  • Visual order on the page follows DOM order
  • Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
  • HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

PASSED AUDITS (16)

  • The page has a logical tab order
  • [aria-*] attributes match their roles
  • [aria-*] attributes have valid values
  • [aria-*] attributes are valid and not misspelled
  • Buttons have an accessible name
  • ARIA IDs are unique
  • Image elements have [alt] attributes
  • [user-scalable=”no”] is not used in the <meta name=”viewport”> element and the [maximum-scale] attribute is not less than 5.
  • The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
  • Background and foreground colours have a sufficient contrast ratio
  • Document has a <title> element
  • <html> element has a [lang] attribute
  • <html> element has a valid value for its [lang] attribute
  • Links have a discernible name
  • Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
  • Lists contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>).

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
We are aiming to resolve all non-compliance issues on the www.inclusiveeducationframework.info below are the induvial accessibility issues with examples of how we do not meet compliance.

  • Background and foreground colours do not have a sufficient contrast ratio
  • Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
  • [aria-hidden="true"] elements contain focusable descendents

Some parts of the website are difficult to navigate using a keyboard. For example, navigating from the top-level headings to body content does not follow a logical order. We want to improve this experience and are planning to resolve before 31st December 2023.

  • Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
  • The user’s focus is directed to new content added to the page
  • User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
  • Custom controls have associated labels
  • Custom controls have ARIA roles
  • Visual order on the page follows DOM order
  • Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
  • HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
We point to external resources on the resources page. We do not host any of this content, nor do we test it thoroughly.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We have not yet developed a clear & coherent accessibility roadmap for www.inclusiveeducationframework.info This will be reviewed no later than 01/12/2023.

Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 15/03/2023.

This website was last tested – via google Lighthouse and manual tested by visiting the site and working through the success criteria. The test was carried out by Tom Tomlinson on 15/03/2023.