Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to www.creds.ac.uk.

This website is run by Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford. 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 300% 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 (opens in a new tab) has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • Some older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 working 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, contact: Stephanie Ferguson stephanie.ferguson@ouce.ox.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) (opens in a new tab).

Contacting us

Please contact credsadmin@ouce.ox.ac.uk for general enquiries.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Environmental Change Institute, 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 compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 (opens in a new tab) A standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

The site achieves WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

Some of our older PDFs are not currently accessible, mainly those created in Word. Any new PDFs we publish will meet accessibility standards. Links to file types that could be difficult for users of assistive technology will be clearly marked as such.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 03 July 2023. It was last reviewed on 15 March 2023.

This website was last tested on 03 July 2023. The test was carried out by our website manager, Hannah Harris and our designer, Stephanie Ferguson.

We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test. You can read the full accessibility test report, pdf (8 pages, 306 KB. Opens in a new tab).

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