Accessibility Statement for City St George’s Programme Catalogue
This accessibility statement applies to the City St George’s Programme Catalogue supplied by the CourseLoop Platform ‘Publisher’.
CourseLoop is a curriculum management solution for Higher Education.
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 300% 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 the City St George’s Programme Catalogue are not fully accessible. You can see a list of issues we currently know about in the Non-accessible content section of this statement.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact with your feedback at the below contact details.
If you need information on City St George’s Programme Catalogue in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, contact:
- IT Self Service / call x8181 / visit an IT Service Desk on campus
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 (www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/find-contact/contact).
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
Compliance Status
The City St George’s Programme Catalogue has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
It 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.
- Empty tab panels receive focus which is an unexpected behaviour for ARIA Tabs. This fails WCAG success criteria 2.4.3 (Focus Order) (Level A)
- When the Advanced Search page loads, focus jumps to the search field in the content area. This fails WCAG success criteria 2.4.3 (Focus Order) (Level A)
- The Search link lacks an accessible label. The purpose of this control is not clear. This fails WCAG success criteria 2.4.4 (Link Purpose (In Context)) (Level A)
- A horizontal scrollbar is introduced when the page is zoomed to 400% and the viewport is set to 1280 x 1024px. This fails WCAG success criteria 1.4.10 (Reflow) (Level AA 2.1 only)
- Some non-text objects do not meet the minimum contrast requirements. This fails WCAG success criteria 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA 2.1 only)
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
No content was identified in training course that is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
CourseLoop’s Accessibility Policy states:
“CourseLoop recognises that the universities we serve support diverse communities of staff and students and carry an obligation to ensure the accessibility of the environments and tools they provide.
“The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) provide internationally agreed technical standards for defining the accessibility of web based applications and are accepted as those relevant to CourseLoop.
“CourseLoop references the latest WCAG Guidelines and targets a Conformance Level of AA for specified pages as defined by the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 1.0.
“CourseLoop has a human centred design approach and User Interface design decisions are made bearing in mind the need to maximise the user experience for all users.”
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared from a VPAT provided by Courseloop, based on testing undertaken in September 2022.
This statement was prepared on 19/11/2025.