CAT LAB's commitment to WCAG 2.1 AA on catlab.london, and how to report an access barrier.
This accessibility statement applies to the CAT LAB website at catlab.london. The Creative and Advanced Technologies Lab (CAT LAB) team, within the University of Westminster's College of Creative and Applied Technologies, is responsible for the digital accessibility of this website.
This website is run by the University of Westminster. We want as many people as possible to be able to use it. That means you should be able to:
We have also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
For more advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability, visit the AbilityNet website.
catlab.london is a newly built website, designed and tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard from the outset.
[To confirm before publication] List here any parts of the site that are known not to be fully accessible, in order of impact, once this site has been reviewed. Do not reuse the issues from the previous fabricationlab.london statement, those relate to a different, now-retired website. If no independent audit has taken place yet, say so plainly here.
If you need information on this website in a different format, such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please visit our digital accessibility contact page for information on how to request this.
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find a problem that is not listed here, or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please report it to us via our digital accessibility contact page. We will review the issue, include it in our plan to fix issues, and add it to this statement when it is next updated.
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 are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
You can contact us by email or phone. If you prefer to visit us in person, get in touch and we will advise on which teams are available to meet with you. Information on how to contact us is available on our digital accessibility contact page.
The University of Westminster is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
[To confirm before publication] State the compliance status of catlab.london against WCAG 2.1 AA, for example "fully compliant", "partially compliant", or "partially compliant with the exceptions listed below", based on an assessment of this site. Until this site has been assessed, do not assert full compliance.
[To confirm before publication] List any non-accessible content for this site, with the relevant WCAG 2.1 success criteria, under the appropriate headings (non-compliance with the regulations; disproportionate burden; content outside the scope of the regulations).
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they are not essential to providing our services. We are working to review the PDFs and Word documents that are essential to our services, and will either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
[To confirm before publication] State when this statement was prepared and last reviewed, when this website was last tested, and who carried out the test (for example, an independent auditor such as AbilityNet, or an internal review). The previous statement was prepared on 25 August 2020 and tested on 1 June 2020 by AbilityNet, those dates relate to the retired site and must not be reused.
We prioritise our efforts to address the accessibility issues with the highest impact on users, and we maintain a roadmap for how and when we plan to make further improvements to this website.
Last reviewed: [to confirm at publication].