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Accessibility Statement

OUCRU is committed to providing an accessible web presence that gives users full access to our information, projects, and activities offered publicly through the web. Our Equality Policy outlines our commitment to a culture which ‘maintains a working, learning and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its staff and students are respected’.

This accessibility statement applies to the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU) website www.ourcru.org

OUR AIMS

This website is run by the OUCRU communications team, in accordance with the University of Oxford’s Accessibility Policy. 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 have 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.

HOW ACCESSIBLE THIS WEBSITE IS

We are aware that some parts of our website are not fully accessible. We are working to address areas where our accessibility needs improvement.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW CONTENT

Users who provide us with new website content (text, images, attachments, videos etc.) must follow WCAG 2.1 guidelines. For simplified rules, please see our Recommendations for new website content page.

FEEDBACK

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact our Communications Department. 

REPORTING ACCESSIBILITY PROBLEMS WITH THIS WEBSITE

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact our Communications Department. 

ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE

The UK’s 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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

TECHNICAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS WEBSITE’S ACCESSIBILITY

OUCRU is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the UK’s 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.

WHAT WE ARE DOING TO IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY

We want to provide the best possible experience for all our website visitors. To achieve this we will:

PREPARATION OF THIS ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

This statement was prepared on 1 March 2023. It was last reviewed on 1 March 2023

This website was last tested in March 2023. The test was carried out by the OUCRU communications team using a carefully chosen sample of pages and content types. The CMS has been audited for accessibility by the suppliers and the OUCRU communications team.

The pages were checked manually using a combination of the following methods:

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