This accessibility statement applies to this website - www.essex.ac.uk
This website is run by the University of Essex. We want as many people as possible to be able to use our website and we’re committed to providing an accessible web presence, by making the information and resources we provide accessible to all web users.
We aim to achieve the recommended government standard for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and follow general principles of usability, which should help all visitors to our website.
The University of Essex intends to continue improving our accessibility and we are working towards improving our digital services. By taking this approach we hope to make our site as inclusive as possible.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
This accessibility statement applies to this website, www.essex.ac.uk
We know some parts of this website/s are not fully accessible:
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: University of Essex Web Editing and Digital Media Team by email or post or if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 days.
Information on how to contact the University can be found on our contact us webpages. Alternatively, information on visiting us in person can be found on each of our three campus pages:
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).
The University of Essex is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.
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.
In addition to the above issues, there are number of other University websites which sit outside of the main University infrastructure and are managed locally by individual teams or employees. These sites have not been audited and are as such assumed to be non-compliant with the guidelines. These websites will be audited, retired, or migrated onto the main University website, and therefore be included within the above list by September 2026.
The following statement applies therefore to all the below websites:
This website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
We currently have no items we would classify as disproportionate burden. This may change as regulations and content changes, or if items are discovered that we would classify under this heading.
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services.
Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
This statement was prepared on 20 September 2019. It was last reviewed on 23 April 2025.
This website was last tested on 4 August 2022. The test was carried out by the University's Web Editing and Digital Media Team.
We use a third-party company Siteimprove to continually monitor our website and highlight accessibility issues. Siteimprove's method and policy can be found on their website and also use a range of accessibility checker tools and manual checks. The test was carried out by the University Web Editing and Digital Media Team.
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