Accessibility Statement for the Institute for Design Informatics Website
The Institute for Design Informatics is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.
Measures to Support Accessibility
The Institute for Design Informatics takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of our website:
- Include accessibility as part of our mission statement
- Integrate accessibility throughout our internal policies
- Provide continual accessibility training for our staff
- Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities
Conformance Status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.
The Institute for Design Informatics website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Feedback
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:
- Email: designinformatics@ed.ac.uk
- Postal Address: Institute for Design Informatics, Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT
We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 working days.
Technical Specifications
The accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- WordPress CMS
These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.
Known Limitations and Issues
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of this website, there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known Limitations
- Images and non-text content: Some older images may lack appropriate alternative text descriptions. We are working to audit and update all image descriptions to ensure they convey equivalent information.
- Video content: Some archived video content may not have captions or audio descriptions. We are prioritising the addition of captions to all video content.
- PDF documents: Some PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen readers. Where possible, we are working to provide accessible alternatives or remediate existing PDFs.
Assessment Approach
The Institute for Design Informatics assessed the accessibility of this website using the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation
- Automated accessibility testing tools
- Manual testing with keyboard navigation
- Screen reader compatibility testing
Compatibility with Browsers and Assistive Technology
This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Recent versions of popular screen readers (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver)
- Recent versions of mainstream browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- Browser text resizing and zoom functionality
- Operating system display settings and magnification tools
Date
This statement was created on 15 December 2025 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.
Last reviewed: 15 December 2025



