eVision (SITS)

  • Publication date October 8, 2021
  • (Updated On October 8, 2021)

Accessibility statement for e:Vision

This accessibility statement applies to City, University of London’s e:Vision website (https://evision.city.ac.uk).
E:Vision is web interface to the student records system SITS provided by Tribal Technologies and is used by staff, students and applicants to view and update records.

This website (e:Vision – https://evision.city.ac.uk) is run by City, University of London. 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
  • 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
  • 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.

 

How accessible this website is

Our goal is for this website (e:Vision – https://evision.city.ac.uk) to be fully accessible and usable for all users regardless of ability.

The functionality provided in e:Vision comprises of a mixture of vendor (Tribal Technologies) provided functionality and functionality developed by City, University of London.

Tribal give assurances on AA compliance for those areas of the software for which they are responsible and follows ARIA recommendations to inform assistive technologies.

City’s own developments are now carried out with accessibility in mind and new features are thoroughly tested before being released, however older developments will be in need of updates to make them fully compliant.

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

  • E:Vision contains files which must be downloaded to be viewed. These are mostly Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word and these may not be fully accessible to screen reader software or constructed using accessibility features.
  • Some images do not have alternative text
  • There are some issues with from labels, headers and field.

 

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website (Moodle – https://moodle.city.ac.uk) in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact:

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 (https://www.city.ac.uk/about/contact).

 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find some content or a document that is not accessible you should speak to the owner of the content or your module leader or your personal tutor or your course officer in the first instance about how they can provide an alternative.

We are always looking for ways to improve the accessibility of this website (e:Vision – https://evision.city.ac.uk). If you find any problems not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:

For more information about IT Services for students please visit the website listed below.
Student Hub: IT Services

 

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).

 

 

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

To get in touch with someone to discuss accessibility issues for this website (e:Vision – https://evision.city.ac.uk) please contact:

For more information about IT Services for students please visit the website listed below.
Student Hub: IT Services

 

 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

City, University of London is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

 

Compliance Status

This website (e:Vision – https://evision.city.ac.uk) 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.

 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

  • Not all images currently have alternative text
  • Some link text doesn’t make sense when read on its own (for example it is titled ‘click here’)
  • Some form label and fieldsets are not complete
  • Some redundant title
  • Some pages do not have the default language defined.
  • Some of the content in e:Vision is in the form of PDFs and MS Word documents that often don’t meet accessibility standards.

Through the provision of workshops and online guidance, City encourages content creators to ensure that newly created content is fully accessible.

 

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

Some of the content in e:Vision is in the form of PDFs and MS Office documents that often don’t meet accessibility standards. For example, they may not be structured so that they’re accessible to a screen reader or may not contain navigation aids such as table of contents and links.

If you find a document that is not accessible please contact the IT Service Desk and request for the content to be provided in an accessible format.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

  • Through the provision of training and online guidance, City is training its developers to ensure that newly created content is accessible and encourage business process owners to ensure that their PDFs and MSOffice documents are accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22nd of September 2020. It was last reviewed on 22nd of September 2020.

This website (e:Vision – https://evision.city.ac.uk) was last tested in July 2020. The test was carried out by City, University of London.

We used the Siteimprove Accessibility Checker, Waves and NVDA screen reader on a sample of e:Vision pages.
Results are used to improve our compliance and to inform guidance for staff.