Accessibility Statement
This statement applies to gitlab.bham.ac.uk.
This statement does not apply to content on other bham.ac.uk subdomains (for example, more.bham.ac.uk and mail.bham.ac.uk) nor does it apply to any other GitLab installations.
The website is managed by Advanced Research Computing at the University of Birmingham. It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without problems
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- use most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
How accessible is the website
We believe that the website is accessible and the GitLab developers are committed to making the website accessibile.
How to request content in an accessible format
If you need information on the website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please email bear-software@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with the website
If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or you think we’re not meeting the accessibility requirements, contact us.
Enforcement procedure
If you are unhappy with the response you have received from the University about your accessibility-related issue, you can make a complaint to the University by emailing accessibility-complaint@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
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 the websites’ accessibility
The University of Birmingham is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
The website is fully compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
Non-accessible content
We are not aware of any non-accessible content on the website.
Disproportionate burden
There are no accessibility problems on the website that we wish to claim would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
This statement applies to the website content. We have excluded content provided within individual GitLab projects and repositories from the scope of the accessibility regulations.
PDFs and other documents
No content on the website is provided as PDFs or other document formats.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was first prepared on 18 September 2020. It was last updated on 31 July 2024.