Accessibility statement for the Library Catalogue

This accessibility statement applies to prism.librarymanagementcloud.co.uk/yorksj, which is an instance of the Library Management Cloud 'Prism' catalogue provided by Education Software Solutions to York St John University. It includes custom design elements that are specific to York St John University.

As the third-party provider of this website, Education Software Solutions (ESS) have published a separate accessibility statement for the default (un-themed) version of Prism.

York St John University is committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

• Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
• Zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• Navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
• Listen to most of the website using a screen reader

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 this website is

We are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone, including people with disabilities. We are working to improve the user experience and apply the relevant accessibility standards going forward.

However, we know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• Some content is partially cut off at 200% zoom.
• Focus is not visible on the submit button in the search bar.
• Some elements are not fully compatible with assistive technologies due to inaccurate or missing labels.
• There are a small number of screens where some links do not have sufficient size or spacing for touch interface.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, please email Library and Learning Services at: support@yorksj.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

York St John University is committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

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.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Visible focus is missing on the submit button for the search input field in the website header and on the 'New search' page. This fails WCAG 2.4.7 (Focus Visible). We plan to address this issue by the end of October 2024.

At 200% zoom some content is cut off or no longer visible. The search button in the website header is partially cut off, and the 'Refine search' button in search results pages is no longer visible. This fails WCAG 1.4.4 (Resize Text). ESS plan to address this issue by the end of October 2024.

The search bar element on the 'New search' page is missing a label. This fails WCAG criteria 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value). ESS plan to address this issue by the end of January 2025.

The 'New search' page is missing the required parent element for the ARIA child roles. This fails WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships). ESS plan to address this issue by the end of January 2025.

A small number of pages have touch targets which do not have sufficient size or spacing. This fails WCAG 2.5.8 (Target Size (Minimum)). ESS plan to address this issue by the end of January 2025.

Disproportionate burden

We have not made any claims of disproportionate burden.

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

We have not identified any items that are not within the scope of the accessibility regulations.

What we are doing to improve accessibility

Following an accessibility audit in June 2024, we have worked with ESS to address the issues that were raised. The list of outstanding accessibility issues above has been updated accordingly.

Working with ESS, we are continuing to re-test and work on the issues that are specific to our Prism tenancy. We aim to address these by the end of October 2024.

ESS are continuing to re-test and work on the issues that apply to the default Prism product. These are detailed in ESS' separate accessibility statement. ESS plan to address these issues by the end of January 2025.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 10 September 2024. It was last reviewed on 10 September 2024. It is next scheduled to be reviewed in July 2025.

This website was last tested on 10 September 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out internally. A selection of the most viewed pages was tested using the Deque Axe automated testing tool.