Accessibility statement for Newbury College.
This accessibility statement applies to newbury-college.ac.uk, ucn.ac.uk and study-online.co.uk
This website is run by Newbury College. 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, 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. For example:
- third-party “Chat Bot” application is not fully accessible. The developer of this product has been contacted, and updates will be implemented as soon as they are available
- the cookie and privacy settings component can prevent some information from being accessed at 400% zoom
- the cookie and privacy settings component can obscure keyboard focus on some interactive elements, particularly at 200% and 400% zoom
- some drop-down navigation menus cannot be dismissed without moving mouse hover or keyboard focus
- some text and buttons do not have sufficient colour contrast against their background
- some links are identified by colour alone, which can make them harder to distinguish from surrounding text
- image sliders on some pages are not marked up correctly for assistive technologies
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact us:
- email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- telephone: 01635 845 000
We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 working days.
If you cannot view the map on our Contact Us page, please call or email us and we will provide directions in an accessible format.
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:
- email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- telephone: 01635 845 000
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.
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
Newbury College 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 2.2 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
Cookie and privacy settings component
On multiple pages, information within the cookie settings or privacy settings component is no longer available at 400% zoom. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.10 (Reflow).
We plan to fix this by 30 September 2026.
On multiple pages, keyboard focus is obscured by the cookie settings or privacy settings component, including around interactive items such as the Quick Links section and other page controls, especially at 200% and 400% zoom. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 2.4.11 (Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)).
We plan to fix this by 30 September 2026.
Main navigation
On multiple pages, drop-down navigation items such as Courses and Information & Support cannot be dismissed without moving pointer hover or keyboard focus. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.13 (Content on Hover or Focus).
We plan to fix this by 30 September 2026.
Colour contrast
On the home page, some text and buttons do not have sufficient contrast against their background. This includes examples such as Speak to our Careers Team, Find out More, High Needs and Higher Education. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast (Minimum)).
We plan to fix this by 31 July 2026.
Links identified by colour alone
On the About Newbury College page and parts of the accessibility page, some links are not visually distinguishable from surrounding text without relying on colour alone. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.1 (Use of Colour).
We plan to fix this by 30 June 2026.
image slider
On some pages, the navigation dots for the image slider are not contained within the required ARIA parent role. This means assistive technologies may not interpret the control correctly. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).
We plan to fix this by 30 September 2026.
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming disproportionate burden for any part of this website.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
Some older PDFs and Word documents published before 23 September 2018 may not fully meet accessibility standards where they are not essential to providing our services.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We are working through the issues identified in our latest accessibility audit and the Government Digital Service monitoring report.
We are prioritising fixes to the cookie and privacy settings component and the main navigation first, because these issues affect multiple pages and core journeys across the site. We will then complete the remaining fixes for colour contrast, link styling and the Room Hire image slider.
We review accessibility improvements regularly and update this statement whenever significant changes are made.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 31 March 2026. It was last reviewed on 31 March 2026.
This website was last tested on 23 March 2026 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
The test was carried out by the Government Digital Service as part of its public sector accessibility monitoring programme.
The pages tested included the home page, Contact Us page, Room Hire page, About Newbury College page, a restaurant menu PDF, and the accessibility page.