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Accessibility Statement

This website is run by the School of Informatics. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

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. The University also provides advice on how to alter your browser to improve the accessibility of web pages.

How accessible this website is

This website is fully compliant with WCAG 2.1 AA and there were no accessibility issues found at the last review.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact us or call us on 0131 650 4503. We will consider your request and get back to you as soon as we can.

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

See also Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website.

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

The Informatics Forum is on the AccessAble accessibility guide. Search for "Informatics".

The building is fully wheelchair accessible, and the front reception desk has a induction loop.

Find out how to contact us at https://www.ed.ac.uk/informatics/about/contact.

Technical information about this website's accessibility

The University of Edinburgh 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 fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.

We aim to improve our websites accessibility on a regular and continuous basis. See the section below ('What we are doing to improve accessibility') on how we are improving our site accessibility.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this service. If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us or call us on 0131 650 4503.

What we are doing to improve accessibility

We regularly review the content on our site, and fix and improve any issues discovered. We respond and investigate any accessibility issues brought to our attention. Remove old content that is no longer required.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 26/05/2025. It was last reviewed on 26/05/2025.

This website was last tested on 22/05/2025. The test was carried out by our own computing staff, using two automated tools (WebAIM WAVE and AccessibilityChecker) and manual testing on the front page and a random sample of other pages.