Accessibility

Accessibility statement for all websites under the Oldham College domain

This website is run by Oldham College. 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 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)

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

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

You cannot change colours, contrast levels and fonts
You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Live video streams do not have captions
Some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard
You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader
There’s a limit to how far you can magnify the map on our ‘contact us’ page

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:

Email info@oldham.ac.uk
Call 0161 785 4000

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, contact us here https://www.oldham.ac.uk/contact/ for directions.

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: carl.marsden@oldham.ac.uk.

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

Oldham College umbrella are committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website 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.

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 plan to add text alternatives for all images by September 2023. When we publish new content, we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on the 28^th February 2022. It was last reviewed on the 28^th February 2022.

This website was last tested on 24^th February 2022. The test was carried out by Oldham College.