This accessibility statement applies to 'londonmet.ac.uk'. We are committed to making our website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is run by London Metropolitan University. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 400% without any text being hidden
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard (navigation, links, image carousels and search)
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- navigate most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS and Claro)
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
- There are a small number of element IDs that are not unique, which fails WCAG A 4.1.1: Parsing. We aim to fix this by July 2026.
- Links in the same context with the same text alternative occurs in a small number of cases, which fails WCAG 2.4.4: Link Purpose (In Context) / 2.4.9: Link Purpose (Link Only). We aim to fix this by July 2026.
- There are ocurrences where elements do not use allowed ARIA attributes, which fails WCAG A 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value. We will aim to fix this by July 2026.
- There are instances where buttons do not have discernible text (embedded videos), which fails WCAG A 2.4.7: Focus Visible / 2.4.4: Link Purpose (In Context) / 4.1.2: Name, Role, Value. We will aim to fix this by July 2026.
- Search filters may be difficult for some users to interact with when using a keyboard or screen reader. Sub-filters are currently not accessible on a keyboard.
- Some PDF documents do not have appropriate titles and are not fully accessible to screen readers.
- The keyboard focus is not visible when tabbing between the play/pause icon on our videos across the website, which fails WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible. We aim to fix this by July 2026.
- The breadcrumb menu near the top of the webpage is no longer visible at 200% zoom and above, which fails WCAG 1.4.4 Resize Text. We aim to fix this by July 2026.
- When the mouse hovers over the navigation bar dropdown menus, there is no mechanism to dismiss the additional content triggered without moving pointer hover or keyboard focus, WCAG 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus. We aim to fix this by July 2026.
- All buttons within the cookie banner do not have sufficient colour contrast when the keyboard tabs onto them or mouse hovers over them, which fails WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast (minimum): Elements must have sufficient colour contrast. We aim to fix this by July 2026.
- The keyboard focus is not visible when tabbing between text fields in some of our embeded forms across the website, which fails WCAG 2.4.7 Focus Visible. We aim to fix this by July 2026.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
PDF documents published before 23 September 2018 are not fully accessible to screen reader software. While we are committed to ensuring new and updated content adheres to web accessibility regulations we do not plan to update these documents.
Video captions
Videos published before 23 September 2020 do not consistently have captions, transcriptions or audio descriptions. We do not plan to update these videos.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in an alternative format such as large print, audio recording or braille, please contact us by emailing marketing@londonmet.ac.uk.
We’ll look into your request and aim to respond within five 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 us by emailing webteam@londonmet.ac.uk.
We aim to respond within five 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, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
If you would like to visit us in person and have specific accessibility needs and requirements, please contact us by emailing marketing@londonmet.ac.uk.
We’ll look into your request and aim to respond within five working days.
Please visit our contact us page for information on how to find us.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 17 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 14 April 2026 and includes edits and amendments from the original statement.
The londonmet.ac.uk website was last tested on 8 April 2026. It was and continues to be tested by London Metropolitan University for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.2 level A, level AA and level AAA, and these tests have been carried out internally using a number of third-party tools including Siteimprove accessibility tools and Axe DevTools.