Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the PEACE-COS website.

This website is run by the PEACE-COS study team at the University of Hertfordshire. 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
• 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 are committed to making this website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

• some of the videos are produced by EU or UK partners and do not have captions. This currently fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (information and relationships). We will update these when accessible versions become available from partners.

Feedback and contact information

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

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within ten 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, contact the PEACE-COS Study Team by emailing: peace-cos@herts.ac.uk. We will endeavour to reply to your request within ten 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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)

Contacting us by phone

Find out how to contact us about accessibility issues:

Technical information about this website’s accessibilty

The University of Hertfordshire is committed to making the PEACE-COS 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.

Some of the videos produced by EU or UK partners do not have captions. This currently fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (information and relationships). We will update these to accessible versions become available from partners.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 07/07/2023. It was last reviewed on 07/07/2023.

This website was last tested on 07/07/2023. The test was carried out by the PEACE-COS Study Team at the University of Hertfordshire.  It will be reviewed every quarter going forward.

We reviewed our main web pages, checking each page for accessibility such as alternative text for all images, appropriate length of hyperlink text and colour contrast.