Accessibility Statement for the Language of Bindings website
This website is run by Dr. Athanasios Velios at a partly voluntary basis and depending on availability. It is supported by the University of Edinburgh and the department of Library & University Collections. This accessibility statement applies to the website served under the following address: https://lob.is.ed.ac.uk
This website uses HTML 5 (HyperText Mark-up Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) to render content. Other technologies are also used including JavaScript. The website is built using the Drupal Content Management System.
In terms of accessibility functionality you should be able to:
- access the website regardless of the device and browser you are using
- 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
The website text has been edited to assist with comprehension, however the subject discussed is technical and the work to make the text easier to understand is ongoing.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
Some parts of the website are not fully accessible:
- some javascript functions are built using links which do not lead anywhere
- some images may be missing alternative text
- some alternative text is not descriptive of the image
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in an alternative, more accessible format please email HeritageCollections@ed.ac.uk . Please include details of the content you need and the required format or the service you are trying to access.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think the website does not meet accessibility requirements, please email HeritageCollections@ed.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’re not happy with the response to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
- Some images may not have alternative (alt) text descriptions. This fails WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A). While we have made a great effort to provide alternative text descriptions, we welcome reports of those missing.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
We have recently upgraded our instance of Drupal to a recent version which continues to improve the included assistive technologies. For information on Drupal’s accessibility features please see: https://www.drupal.org/docs/accessibility/drupal-accessibility-features.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 21 September 2020 and revised on the 28 July 2022 and then on the 8 December 2024.
This website was last tested on 8 December 2024. The test was carried out by Dr. Athanasios Velios.
Testing of the website was done using the WAVE Evaluation Tool which is a Firefox extension: https://wave.webaim.org/.
The selection of pages we tested were:
- Homepages of the site
- Pages that provide search/querying functionality
- Sample records from the Language of Bindings Thesaurus
You can run your own accessibility test for the website over here: https://wave.webaim.org/report#/lob.is.ed.ac.uk