Accessibility statement for Durham Research Online (DRO)

This accessibility statement applies to Durham Research Online (DRO).

This repository is run by Durham University and is powered by Worktribe. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this repository. For example, that means you should be able to:

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)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

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

How accessible is this repository?

We know some parts of this repository may not fully accessible:

most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
some older files such as audio and video recordings may not be accessible

Durham Research Online (DRO) content

Worktribe supplies its repository software to Durham University and is responsible for its overall accessibility, including page layout, search and navigation. Worktribe cannot, however, be held responsible for the accessibility of content uploaded by Durham University to pages on this repository, for example PDF and Word documents and datasets associated with research outputs. These documents are provided by Durham University in order to comply with open access policies, and may not be compliant with accessibility requirements.

Durham University may be able to supply content in alternative formats on request. Please contact dro.admin@durham.ac.uk for assistance.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this repository. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact dro.admin@durham.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

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-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some PDF, Word or other media files including audio, video and datasets included on outputs pages may not be compliant, as they are provided in a format required by publishers

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 8 September 2020. It was last reviewed in July 2024.

This website was last tested in July 2024. The test was carried out by the Worktribe Development team. We tested a client repository selected to be representative of all the clients using Worktribe Repository, as we have multiple clients on our platform. The pages used for testing were the most visited pages and essential to the navigation of a Worktribe Repository. Worktribe carries out regular accessibility testing as part of our release cycle.