Non-Compliance Content

Non-accessible content

• Not all images, video, audio and other media inside PDFs specify alternative text. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We are working to address this and will be adding alternative text to PDFs published after 23 September 2018. Where a PDF is a scanned copy of a document and we cannot source the original document, we will not be able to provide alternative text. We are working to address this and when we publish new content we will make sure our use of media within PDFs meets accessibility standards.
• Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We are working to address this and when we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
• Some images, where they are the only content for a link, do not have a text alternative that describes the purpose of the link. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We are working to address this and when we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images, where they are the only content for a link, meets accessibility standards.
• There are approximately eight PDFs on the website that are not machine-readable therefore accessibility software cannot access them. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). The PDFs have been identified as scanned documents. Where the original document can be sourced and displayed on the website they will be replaced, however if the original document cannot be sourced or cannot be displayed (e.g. signatures to be in PDF mode only), we will not be able to replace these PDFs.
• We have a large number of adjacent links with the same destination. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). An example is our Course Finder where the image for the course and the course title both link to the course page. We will be working with our web developers to ensure we can combine links where possible.
• Some images may be incorrectly labelled as decorative, this fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). Silktide has flagged a manual list of checks and we are working to address this and when we publish new images we’ll make sure they are correctly labelled.
• Some alternative text for images may not be appropriate or sufficient, this fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We have a list of manual checks to work through, provided by Silktide and will correct any alternative text that does not serve the same purpose and the same information as the media describes it. Any future images published on the website will have appropriate alternative text.
• There are approximately 10 instances where alternative text is the same as adjacent text. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content). We will be correcting this and ensuring any future alternative text is not the same as adjacent text.
• There is one pre-recorded video on the website (https://www.hsdc.ac.uk/study-with-us/apprenticeships/catering-apprenticeships-fullers/) that does not have captions. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.2.2 (time-based media). We will be adding captions to this video or a script for users who may be deaf or hard of hearing.
• There are missing ARIA descriptions IDs on the website. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (adaptable). We will be working with our web developers to address this.
• Not all tables have headers. This is mostly on the course pages where there are multiple sessions/classes to choose from. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (adaptable). We will be working with our web developers to address this.
• Not all PDFs have headings. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (adaptable). We are working to address this and will be adding headings to PDFs published after 23 September 2018. Where a PDF is a scanned copy of a document and we cannot source the original document, we will not be able to provide headings.
• There are instances where related links are not marked as lists. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (adaptable). We will be working with our web developers to address this.
• The colour of the text does not sufficiently contrast with its background colour in some places on the website. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.3 (distinguishable). We will be working with our web developers to address this.
• Some pages require zooming and 2D scrolling on small screens. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.4.10 (distinguishable). We will be working with our web developers to address this.
• Users cannot quickly skip to content. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.1 (navigable). We will be working with our web developers to address this.
• Not all PDFs have a title. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.2 (navigable). We are working to address this and will be adding titles to PDFs published after 23 September 2018.
• Some areas of the website use the same link text for different destinations. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.4.4 (navigable). We are working to address this.