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Accessibility statement

This website is run by Young Lives, a research project based at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford.

How accessible is this website?

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and are currently in the process of updating it to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard (WCAG).

Young Lives website has been updated in 2021, working with Olamalu to ensure all content is compliant. This has included actioning the following changes so our website meets its Accountability requirements:

  • The colour scheme has been updated 
  • Alt text has been added to images and logos across the website.
  • Users can pause the banner on the homepage.
  • The website’s hover has been updated so it is responsive to the keyboard as well as the mouse and works for each item on a page.
  • The site has been updated to valid HTML in all areas.
  • The Mobile menu is now accessible. 

Some work will continue into 2022

  • Ensuring that all PDF's published after September 28th 2018 are fully accessible.

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format (such as large print), please contact our Communications Manager, Julia Tilford via email:  julia.tilford@qeh.ox.ac.uk . We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as we can.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. In addition, major operating systems produce the following guidance:

 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find any problems whilst we continue work to ensure full accessibility, please contact Julia Tilford, Young Lives Communications Manager via the email address listed on this page. 

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

Young Lives 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 2.1AA standard.

Non-accessible content

We continue to work to ensure all website content is accessible. Outstanding work to complete is: 

  • Issues with documents, including Word files and PDFs (published after 28th September 2018);
  • issues with video and audio;

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

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We want our website to offer the best experience possible for all of our users. We have worked with Olamalu to carry out a comprehensive review and update of the website.  We are working with the designer of our Publications to ensure that all our Publications are accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020. It was last reviewed and updated on 22 November 2021.

Accessibility statement

This website is run by Young Lives, a research project based at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford.

How accessible is this website?

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website and are currently in the process of updating it to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard (WCAG).

Young Lives website has been updated in 2021, working with Olamalu to ensure all content is compliant. This has included actioning the following changes so our website meets its Accountability requirements:

  • The colour scheme has been updated 
  • Alt text has been added to images and logos across the website.
  • Users can pause the banner on the homepage.
  • The website’s hover has been updated so it is responsive to the keyboard as well as the mouse and works for each item on a page.
  • The site has been updated to valid HTML in all areas.
  • The Mobile menu is now accessible. 

Some work will continue into 2022

  • Ensuring that all PDF's published after September 28th 2018 are fully accessible.

What to do if you cannot access parts of this website

If you need information on this website in a different format (such as large print), please contact our Communications Manager, Julia Tilford via email:  julia.tilford@qeh.ox.ac.uk . We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as we can.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability. In addition, major operating systems produce the following guidance:

 

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find any problems whilst we continue work to ensure full accessibility, please contact Julia Tilford, Young Lives Communications Manager via the email address listed on this page. 

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

Young Lives 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 2.1AA standard.

Non-accessible content

We continue to work to ensure all website content is accessible. Outstanding work to complete is: 

  • Issues with documents, including Word files and PDFs (published after 28th September 2018);
  • issues with video and audio;

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

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We want our website to offer the best experience possible for all of our users. We have worked with Olamalu to carry out a comprehensive review and update of the website.  We are working with the designer of our Publications to ensure that all our Publications are accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020. It was last reviewed and updated on 22 November 2021.