Example accessibility statement for Symplectic Elements Discovery Module (PSBAR 2018)

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Last updated 16/01/2023

This accessibility statement applies to [Client’s production Discovery URL]

This website is run for [Client]. It is designed to be usable by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:

• zoom in up to 400% without problems

• navigate most of the website using just a keyboard

• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software

• use 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.

Some parts of this website may not be fully accessible:

• Some 3rd party content is known not to be accessible. 

• Two visual components (specifically the ‘collaboration networks’ feature and the Media feature) are not available to users at 400% zoom. The collaboration network feature is also not fully accessible for use with screenreaders. 
  
  

To minimise the risk of encountering non-accessible pages in the Discovery Module you could:

• disable Altmetric badges (see point 1)

• use the desktop site in preference to viewing the website on a mobile device (see point 4 below)

• disable the ‘collaboration networks’ feature (see point 5 below).

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording, please email: support@symplectic.co.uk. We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as we can.

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, please email: support@symplectic.co.uk.

If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

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’).

[Client] is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

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

 1. The Discovery Module only partially supports WCAG criteria 4.1.1 (“Parsing”)

Valid HTML/CSS is always produced when the application is developed; the development environment is configured to ensure this. However, there is at present a duplicate ID problem with an external product integration (specifically, an Altmetric badge).

The problem has been reported and the Altmetric team are working to resolve it, but, if full compliance is required immediately, such badges can be disabled in the Discovery Module configuration.

2. The Discovery Module only partially supports WCAG criteria 1.4.10 (“Reflow”)

The website does support zooming to 400% through the use of responsive design and a dedicated mobile (320 pixel wide) view. However, the full range of functionality is not yet available as we do not yet support the use of  the Media feature or the Collaboration Networks feature in this mode. We are working towards addressing this in future releases.

Users visiting the site via a desktop device can have use of the full feature set up to a 200% zoom.

4. The Discovery Module’s ‘collaboration networks’ feature fails to comply with several WCAG success criteria.

A particular visual component (specifically the ‘collaboration networks’ feature) is not accessible due to it being impossible to adequately represent the visual nature of the information in table format.

If full compliance is required immediately, it’s possible to disable the ‘collaboration networks’ feature in the Discovery Module configuration.

Not applicable.

User generated content: Some of the content on this website (specifically videos linked to by users) is third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by us, nor under our control and is therefore exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

Pre-recorded time-based media published before 23rd September 2020: The Regulations provide for a specific exemption for this kind of content.

We are continuously improving accessibility as we develop this website. Significant accessibility improvements will be documented in each new version’s release notes. For further details, please email: support@symplectic.co.uk.

This statement was prepared 21st September 2020. It was last reviewed 11 April 2024.

This website was last tested by external consultants in March 2023where the whole of the platform was tested along with external widgets. It has been tested internally for each release since then, and will be re-tested externally again in 2025.