Web accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to www.eci.ox.ac.uk.

This website is run by the Environmental Change institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. 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 using browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard or 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.

• Advice for Microsoft users
• Advice for Apple users
• Advice for Linux users
• Advice for Android users

Other accessibility resources

If you'd like more information about accessibility and resources for students, staff and visitors in Oxford more generally, please visit the University's Equality and Diversity webpages.

If you're looking for information on building accessibility, please try the University's Access Guide or the University's interactive map

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: webmaster@eci.ox.ac.uk

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

• email enquiries@eci.ox.ac.uk
• call +44 (0) 1865 275848

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

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

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Environmental Change Institute 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 2.1 AA standard due to [insert one of the following: ‘the non-compliances’, ‘the exemptions’ or ‘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

Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software. We are working to ensure all new pdf documents meet accessibility standards, and create webpages rather than short pdfs. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

Disproportionate burden

Nothing at present.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

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.

Live video

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 10 November, 2023. It was last reviewed on 10 November, 2023.

This website was last tested on 10 November, 2023.

The test was carried out by our web editor. The most viewed pages were tested using online assessment tools by our website editor.