Accessibility statement

Bennett Institute for Innovation & Policy Acceleration, University of Sussex

This accessibility statement applies to the Bennett Institute for Innovation & Policy Acceleration hosted at the domain titled www.bennettinstitutesussex.org.

This website is run by the Bennett Institute, University of Sussex. 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.

How accessible this website is

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

  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • live video streams do not have captions
  • some text overlain over video maybe briefly (a few seconds) obscured
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
  • there’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page

Feedback and contact information

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

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

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

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

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 Bennett Institute for Innovation & Policy Acceleration, University of Sussex, 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 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 do not have alt tags. This means users of assistive technologies may not have access to information conveyed in images. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Content).
  • Some video embeds may not have captions. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.2: Captions (Prerecorded).
  • Some video embeds do not have transcripts. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.8: Media Alternative (Prerecorded).
  • Some video embeds do not have an audio described option. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.2.5: Audio Description (Prerecorded).
  • Some video embeds do not have a title. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value.

Many documents are in non-HTML formats, for example PDF. Some of these PDFs and other files may not be optimised for screen readers. Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs which reference published research papers in professional journals.

If you require access to a PDF that does not meet accessibility standards email web-accessibility@sussex.ac.uk and we will provide an accessible version to you.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

  • We are currently working on improving the accessibility of our core templates and we are training our editors to use the new website and create accessible web content in a manner consistent with University of Sussex guidance on the importance of accessibility.  
  • We are training staff to create accessible documents, including PDF files, and produce video with appropriate captions, transcripts and audio descriptions where necessary. We access and use University of Sussex how to guides to be for training and the creation of content.
  • We audit our site annually and provide guidance on accessibility. We have updated this statement in accordance with the findings and are currently working through a series of fixes to the outstanding areas of non-compliance. 
  • We are carrying out accessibility checks and audits for parts of the site on a continual basis and update this statement in accordance with our findings. 

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 16th July 2024. It will be reviewed on 16th July 2025.