Accessibility Statement

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Accessibility statement for dudleycol.ac.uk 

Scope  

This accessibility statement applies to Dudley College of Technology’s, dudleycol.ac.uk, website domain.  

This website is run by Dudley College of Technology. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:  

  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen. 
  • navigate the architecture of the website using speech recognition software. 
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader. 
  • the text will reflow into a single column when you change the size of the browser window.
  • you can produce and download alternative format versions of the page content using the Recite Me toolbar.  

The website incorporates the Recite Me cloud-based assistive technology toolbar which makes the website digitally inclusive by allowing visitors to customise your content so that they can consume it in ways that work best for them. This is available by clicking the ‘Accessibility Tools’ button at the top right-hand side of this website. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.  

Feedback and contact information. 

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 10 working days. If you cannot view any of the maps on our ‘find us’ pages, call: 01384 363 363 or email us at learner.services@dudleycol.ac.uk. 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website  

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us:  

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   

We provide a text relay service for people who are D/deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment.  

Find out how to contact us 

Technical information about this website’s accessibility  

Dudley College of Technology 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  

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.  

Non- accessible content 

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons. We are working through a list of priorities to increase accessibility, and we are focusing on making sure content is accessible on as many platforms/devices as possible. 

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations  

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

  • Some PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software. (non compliant WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text content)
  • not all videos have captions. (non compliant WCAG 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only pre-recorded)
  • some of our website is difficult to navigate using just a keyboard.  (non compliant WCAG 2.1 Keyboard Accessible)
  • we are still working on making the application form more accessible. (non compliant WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text content)
  • We make every effort to ensure that where appropriate all images have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader can access the site fully. We are aware that where we use plugins from third-party suppliers i.e., the supply of LMI Careers data, this is not always the case. We are working with those suppliers to address this.  We are looking to introduce an automated mechanism to alert us of any non-compliance in this area. We will do this for the start of the 27/28 academic year in September 27.  (non compliant WCAG 1.1.1  Non-text content) 

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

PDFs and other documents 

Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services. By September 2027, we plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages. 

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. 

The college aims that any new PDFs or Word documents published to the site will meet accessibility standards.    

Live video 

We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations. 

What we’re doing to improve accessibility  

We are working hard to improve on any issues, and our accessibility compliance is continually reviewed. 

Preparation of this accessibility statement  

This statement was initially prepared on 1st March 2020 and was last updated on the 9th July 2026. It was last reviewed on 9th July 2026.  

Pages of this website were last tested on 9th July 2026.  These tests are carried out by our own internal technical team.  

 We used the approach of deciding on a sample of pages to test, which were our most frequently visited pages:    

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