Accessibility Statement for Q-Step Academy website

Last updated: 17 January 2025

The owners of this website, part of the University of Edinburgh’s School of Social and Political Science collection, are committed to making its content accessible to as many users as possible, including people with disabilities. This statement outlines our compliance with accessibility regulations and how you can request assistance.

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 500% with reflow and without loss of content
• Using your browser settings, change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• Use the website without encountering any flashing, scrolling or moving text
• Listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of Job Access with Speech (JAWS), NonVisual Desktop Access (NVDA) and VoiceOver)
• Navigate to most of the content by keyboard only
• Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software (including Dragon NaturallySpeaking)
• Use the website without encountering any time limits

Customising the website

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. This is an external site with suggestions to make your computer more accessible.

AbilityNet – My computer my way

With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website to make it easier to read and navigate.

Addtional information on how to customise our website appearance

If you are a member of University staff or a student, you can use the free SensusAccess accessible document conversion service:

Information on accessible document conversion service – SensusAccess

How accessible this website is

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

• Some text size is small
• Some colour contrasts could be improved
• Spellcheck options are not offered in all browsers
• Tabbing via keyboard is not always logical and/or consistent, and does not always meet contrast focus requirements

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please contact our support team by email.

1. Compliance Status

This website is designed to comply with the
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA, in line with UK public sector accessibility requirements.

The site has been tested using WAVE accessibility tools across multiple browsers, including Edge, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, on both Windows and macOS. It has also been tested for mobile accessibility.

2. Accessibility Features

All site content, including PDFs, has been reviewed for accessibility using multiple compliance tools.

All images where technically possible include alternative text (alt text) or are marked as decorative when appropriate.

3. Assistive Technology Compatibility

The site is designed to be compatible with screen readers, keyboard navigation, and other accessibility tools.

4. Reporting Accessibility Issues

If you encounter any accessibility issues, please contact the school Web & Systems team at: sps.support@ed.ac.uk.

5. Ongoing Improvements

This website’s accessibility will be reviewed in January 2026. Any necessary improvements will be made as updates are provided by the platform publisher and our web platform maintainers.