Accessibility Statement

We want as many people as possible to be able to use the website, feel welcome and find the experience rewarding.

For example, that means you should be able to

• Zoom in up to 200% without the text spilling off the screen.
• Use consistent navigation across the website.
• Navigate the majority of the website using just a keyboard.
• Use the ReciteMe Application to provide an array of reasonable adjustments.

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

The website has been evaluated by an external accessibility partner and they certify that https://qa.solent.ac.uk/pathway/ is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

We know some parts of https://qa.solent.ac.uk/pathway/ aren’t as accessible as they should be:

• Colour and contrast: Some non-text elements, including buttons and icons, do not meet the minimum contrast ratio for visibility.
• Incorrect use of ARIA state or property: When ARIA states or properties are incorrectly used on certain elements it can confuse assistive technologies. The accessibility alert card contains aria usage.
• Images and alternative text: Some decorative and functional images are not correctly identified.
• Keyboard navigation: Certain interactive elements, such as accordions, cannot be accessed or controlled fully by keyboard. Some interactive items are set as presentation-only but contain focusable content.
• Forms: Currently the reCAPTCHA helper field is not hidden to screen reader and needs to be removed from the accessibility tree entirely.

If you need information or help on the website please contact us using our email address qahemarketing@qa.com.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 7 days.

If you find any problems that are not listed on this page, please contact us at qahemarketing@qa.com

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)

We are committed to making this 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 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

• Forms: Currently the reCAPTCHA helper field is not hidden to screen reader and needs to be removed from the accessibility tree entirely. (WCAG 4.1.2 – Name, Role, Value)
• Elements intended as presentation-only contain focusable content (An element that is marked (or treated) as presentation-only contains something that is focusable. Focusable content must not be inside something that is hidden from assistive technology. (WCAG 2.4.3 – Focus Order)
• Incorrect use of ARIA state or property: When ARIA states or properties are incorrectly used on certain elements it can confuse assistive technologies. The accessibility alert card contains the incorrect aria usage. (WCAG 2.1)
• Decorative images have inappropriate alternative text: Empty Alt text has not been accurately added to the visual content (WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content)

The accessibility regulations don’t 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.

We are working to fix content which fails to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

This statement was prepared on 25/02/2026. This statement was last reviewed on 25/02/2026.

This website was last tested on 25/02/2026. The test was carried out by internally by QAHE using an external independent accessibility checker that looks at both Level A and AA compliance.