Moodle Best Practice Guide
Accessibility statement for Moodle Baseline

This website is run by Technology Enhanced Learning at the University of Portsmouth. 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 has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact the Technology Enhanced Learning helpdesk on:

Email: elearn@port.ac.uk
Call: 02392 843355

We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.

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:

Email: elearn@port.ac.uk
Call: 02392 843355

Enforcement/Escalation 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).

If you need to escalate your issue further, the University has an established complaints procedure. As the website makes clear, complainants will never be disadvantaged by raising a genuine concern.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

the University of Portsmouth is committed to making its website 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.

Non accessible content

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

Some colours have insufficient contrast to their background, this fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced). We plan to ensure this contrast is sufficient by September 2020. When we publish new content we’ll make sure the contrast is sufficient.
Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We plan to add text alternatives for all images by September 2020. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Some decorative images have not been tagged as such, so people using a screen reader may presented with information that they do not require to use the resource. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We plan to add text alternatives for all images by September 2020. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

How we tested this website

This website was last tested in September 2019. The test was carried out by the University of Portsmouth Technology Enhanced Learning department. Using a combination of testing with Accessibility tools and using Google Chrome's Accessibility Audit feature. We used the Google Audit tool to test all pages of this website.

We tested:

Our Moodle Baseline website available at https://moodlebaseline.portsmouthuni.ac.uk

This statement was prepared on 16th September 2019. It was last updated on 16th September 2019.