This accessibility statement applies to the St Hilda's College website (this website).
This website is run by St Hilda's College. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and are working towards bringing it inline with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 level AA (WCAG).
How accessible this website is
We know that a small amount content within this website is not yet fully accessible. Currently some of our existing 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 like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
Email: michael.belcher@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk
Telephone: 01865 276824
We will consider your request and get back to you within 5 working days.
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 email:
michael.belcher@st-hildas.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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.
Our offices have audio induction loops.
Find out how to contact us / visit us.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
St Hilda's College 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
PDF, Word and Excel documents
Some PDF, Word and Excel documents available for download within our website were not created as accessible files. As these files will be replaced periodically with updated versions we believe that replacing existing versions now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Prerecorded Video
Some pages utilise prerecorded video content from The University of Oxford. As this content is not under our control it remains exempt from the scope of the accessibility regulations.
All new or updated prerecorded audio and video content from St Hilda's College will meet the accessibility standards with the inclusion of:
- Alternative text transcripts - To satisfy WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded).
- Captions - to satisfy WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded).
- Audio description - to satisfy WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded).
What we are doing to improve accessibility
Work to address the identified non-compliant elements (listed above) is currently underway and it is our intention to have replacement accessible content in place by September 2024.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This website was last tested on 4 March 2024 and was carried out by REDBOT Limited.
This statement was prepared on 4 March 2024.
When choosing a sample of pages to test against the WCAG version 2.2 level A and AA criteria, we adopted a strategy of selecting one page for each of the fixed content templates along with several other pages that utilised our flexible content template. This approach ensured that we tested every available content type utilised throughout the website.