Accessibility Statement for www.bbk.ac.uk/jobs

This statement applies to content published on www.bbk.ac.uk/jobs

This website is run by Birkbeck, University of London. We are committed to making this site accessible and 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
  • zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen (check)
  • 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 THIS WEBSITE IS

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

-       some documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software

FEEDBACK AND CONTACT INFORMATION

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

-       email jobs@bbk.ac.uk

We’ll review your request and aim to get back to you within seven days.

 

REPORTING ACCESSIBILTIY 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, contact jobs@bbk.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

Birkbeck, University of London 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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations:

  • The pages that request cookie permissions fail WCAG success criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships. This issue will be addressed as soon as possible. 

 

DISPROPORTIONATE BURDEN 

  • There are currently no issues on our website that we consider to be a disproportionate burden to fix.

 

CONTENT THAT'S NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT 

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.  Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

 

PREPARATION OF THIS ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

This statement was prepared on 24 July 2024.

This website was last tested in July 2024. The test was carried out by Sitemorse.