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Accessibility
The University of London International Programmes take website accessibility and usability seriously and the Web Team is committed to an ongoing process of implementing modern 'web standards' for the University of London International Programmes's website (in an effort to reach as many users on as many browsers, platforms, and devices as possible - including mobile devices). The standards being worked to include those recommended by The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), as well as best practice recommendations in the wider web community; developments also take into consideration relevant legislation, such as the Special Education Needs and Disability Act (2001).
Listed below is a summary of some of the 'standards' we have implemented as part of our ongoing accessibility initiative:
- Resizable text – if, for example, you find the text size too small on these pages, you should be able to increase it via your web browser - If you are unsure about how to do this then please contact us, email: The Web Team.
- Printing - web pages on this site have been optimised for printing.
- Navigation – we have endeavoured to provide a number of intuitive (and alternative) navigational options throughout the site, including: side navigation, breadcrumbs and a Site Map... every internal page has a link back to the homepage. If for any reason you are unable to use a mouse you should be able to 'Tab' through the site (including forms) via your PC's keyboard.
- Graphics – on the majority of web pages we have limited the use of graphics to reduce download times.
- Browsers/Operating systems - The site has been tested in a variety of web browsers on different operating systems. Although the site is best viewed in a modern standards compliant browser it should degrade gracefully (being both accessible and navigable) in older browsers, e.g. Internet Explorer 5. Note: many modern browsers have various functions for enabling the user to modify elements of the look and feel of a site (assuming the site has been enabled) - for example, if using Firefox (external link) to view this site, you can change the font colour and background colour - to find out more email: The Web Team.
- Video - where video is used it is generally accompanied by a textual description.
- Search - the onsite search facility allows you to search either the entire site or only the course pages; the results page offers advanced search functions.
We appreciate that accessibility and usability are ongoing and complex issues; consequently, we would welcome any additional comments and/or suggestions about our web accessibility initiative. Moreover, if you have experienced any accessibility and/or usability problems specific to this site please let us know, email: The Web Team.
Online Systems and Resources
- Javascript - certain online systems that you might access on the University of London International Programmes's website, e.g. the online application process, require that you have javascript enabled.
- Cookies - similarly, cookies need to be enabled for a number of the online systems.
In addition, increasingly more students are being given access to online resources which also require that javascript & cookies are enabled, e.g. for login purposes.
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Additional Help
For information; the BBC [British Broadcasting Company] website provides a fairly comprehensive guide to the many ways you can change your browser, computer, keyboard and mouse settings - visit: My web My Way [external link]