This statement applies to content published on https://mpecdt.ac.uk/. It does not apply to content accessed via other domains/subdomains. For other web addresses you should refer to the accessibility statement for that domain or sub domain.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
  • Resize to the size of your window, and display a readable text size whichever device you are using
  • Resize to the size of your window, and display a readable text size whichever device you are using
  • Listen to most of the website using a screen reader

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible the website is

Parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:

  • some pages and document attachments are not clearly written
  • some tables do not have row headers
  • some pages have poor colour contrast
  • some heading elements may not be consistent
  • some images do not have good alternative text
  • some buttons are not correctly identified
  • some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls
  • many older documents in PDF format are not fully accessible

What we do about known issues

We work to achieve and maintain WCAG 2.1 AA standards, but it is not always possible for all our content to be accessible. Where content is not accessible, we will state a reason, warn users and offer alternatives.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

MPE-CDT is committed to making its website accessible in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the known issues listed below.

Non accessible content

The content that is not accessible is outlined below with details of:

  • where it fails the success criteria
  • planned dates for when issues will be fixed

We know that some parts of this website aren’t yet fully accessible. For example:

  • Some Graphics are unlabelled and non-focusable
  • Line height and spacing of text cannot be modified
  • Some older PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Some multimedia content doesn’t yet have audio, captions or text description

Some documents and content are exempt from the regulations (such as live video content and PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services), so we do not currently have any plans to make them accessible. But if you need to access information in one of these document types, you can contact us and ask for an alternative format.

Reporting accessibility issues

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille or if you find any accessibility issues not listed on this page then please contact mpe.admin@imperial.ac.uk.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within seven 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).

How we test this website

The website was last tested for accessibility compliance on 13.09.2022 and these tests have been carried out internally.

Last updated

This statement was prepared on 30.09.2022. It was last updated on 30.09.2022.