Accessibility statement

Accessibility statement for Bayes Centre Hub

Website accessibility statement inline with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018

This accessibility statement applies to hub.bayes.ed.ac.uk 

This website is run by the Bayes Centre at the University of Edinburgh.

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

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

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 using the accessibility widget in the bottom corner of the page.

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 are pleased to report that our most recent accessibility testing shows strong compliance with accessibility standards.

Recent test results (January 2026):

• Accessibility Score: 99-100% (WCAG 2.2 AA compliant)
• 25 pages scanned with 0 violations detected
• 337 automated checks passed
• All accessibility profiles passed (Visually Impaired, Cognitive Disabilities, Motor Impaired, Blind, Dyslexia, Seizure/Epileptic, ADHD, Elderly, Color Blind)

Previously identified issues that have been resolved:

• Image and icon buttons now have appropriate text alternatives
• Colour contrast ratios meet WCAG 2.2 standards (minimum 3:1 for large text, 4.5:1 for body text)
• Anchor elements have appropriate link content
• Duplicate ID attributes have been corrected
• iFrame elements have descriptive title attributes
• Empty heading tags have been removed

Known limitations:

• Some embedded content from third-party services (Microsoft Forms, Dealroom) may not be fully accessible
• Some PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software
• Not all media content has transcripts or subtitles (we are working to add these)

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille:

• Email: bayes-communications@ed.ac.uk
  Address: The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT

British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the online BSL interpreting service.

Contact Scotland BSL service details

We'll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

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 please let us know:

• Email: bayes-communications@ed.ac.uk
• Address: The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT

British Sign Language (BSL) users can contact us via Contact Scotland BSL, the online BSL interpreting service.

Contact Scotland BSL service details

We'll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.

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 please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) directly.

Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:

Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website

Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language

British Sign Language service

Contact Scotland BSL runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland's public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Contact Scotland BSL service details

Technical information about this website's accessibility

The Bayes Centre is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is largely compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard. Our most recent automated testing achieved a 99-100% accessibility score with 0 violations detected across all accessibility profiles.

The content listed below may present accessibility challenges for some users.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Third-party embedded content

• Some forms embedded through Microsoft Forms may not have all fields programmatically determined. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.5 (Identify Input Purpose).
• Embedded content from Dealroom (portfolio company database) may not be fully accessible with all assistive technologies.

PDFs and documents

• Some PDF documents do not meet accessibility standards - for example, they may not be structured so they're accessible to a screen reader. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (name, role value).

Media content

• Not all prerecorded video content has captions or audio descriptions. This does not meet WCAG 2.2 success criteria 1.2.2 (Captions - Prerecorded) and 1.2.5 (Audio Description - Prerecorded).

We are actively working to address these remaining issues.

Disproportionate burden

We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.

Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they're not essential to providing our services. We plan to review and update essential PDF documents to meet accessibility standards.

What we're doing to improve accessibility

We are committed to continuous improvement of our website's accessibility:

Completed improvements (January 2026):

• Implemented All in One Accessibility widget for user customisation
• Resolved all automated accessibility violations (16 issues fixed)
• Improved colour contrast ratios across the site
• Added appropriate alt text to all images and icons
• Corrected anchor elements and link content
• Added descriptive titles to all iFrame elements
• Removed empty heading tags

Planned improvements:

• Comprehensive manual accessibility audit following domain migration to bayes-centre.ed.ac.uk (scheduled for early 2025)
• Review and remediation of all essential PDF documents
• Addition of captions and transcripts for video content
• Enhanced keyboard navigation testing
• Regular accessibility testing schedule (annual automated testing, periodic manual testing)
• Staff training on creating accessible content

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22 January 2026. It was last reviewed on 22 January 2026.

This website was last tested on 22 January 2026. The test was carried out by the Bayes Centre digital team using both automated testing tools.

Testing methodology:

We conducted automated accessibility testing using:

• All in One Accessibility Scanner (Skynet Technologies)
• Webflow-integrated accessibility testing tools

The automated testing covered:

• 25 pages scanned across the website
• WCAG 2.1/2.2 Level A, AA, and AAA criteria
• Multiple accessibility profiles (Visually Impaired, Cognitive Disabilities, Motor Impaired, Blind, Dyslexia, Seizure/Epileptic, ADHD, Elderly, Color Blind)
• Colour contrast verification
• Alternative text for images
• Link text clarity
• Form labels and structure
• Heading hierarchy
• Keyboard navigation elements

Test results:

• 337 automated checks passed
• 0 violations detected
• 39 checks marked as not applicable
• 16 previously identified violations successfully remediated
• Accessibility score: 99-100%

Important note on testing limitations:

Automated accessibility testing can identify many common accessibility violations, but only covers approximately 20-30% of WCAG 2.2 criteria. Some accessibility requirements cannot be reliably tested with automation alone and require manual testing by trained accessibility experts.

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Following the domain migration to bayes-centre.ed.ac.uk, we will conduct a comprehensive manual accessibility audit in partnership with the University of Edinburgh's Disability Information team to ensure full compliance with all WCAG 2.2 AA criteria.

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This page was last updated: 22 January 2026

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