Accessibility statement for OU Analyse

The OU Analyse Team is committed to ensuring accessibility of this website (https://analyse.kmi.open.ac.uk/) for all individuals, including those with disabilities. We strive to provide a seamless and inclusive experience for all users, regardless of their abilities or assistive technologies used.


The Open University’s web presence consists of several million individual pages across numerous websites. We want as many people as possible to be able to use our websites, and accessibility is an essential part of our mission. To adapt the content to your needs or preferences you should be able to:

  • Change colours, contrasts levels and fonts.
  • Resize text up to 200% without impact on the functionality of the website.
  • Navigate the website using just a keyboard.
    • tab to ‘Skip to content’ links at the top of the page to jump over repetitive information to the main content.
    • tab through the content; the current location will be indicated by a clear visual change.
  • control the embedded media player to play audio and video materials.
  • Use a screen reader (e.g. JAWs, NVDA) to :
    • listen to the content of web pages and use any functionality on the page.
    • list the headings and subheadings in the page and then jump to their location on the page.
    • bring up a list of meaningful links on the page.
  • AbilityNet also provides advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We strive to exceed current accessibility standards. However, we know some elements of Open University websites are not fully accessible:

  • Some third-party content not created by The Open University or OU Analyse.
  • Sites linked from Open University pages but not run by the Open University.
  • Some activities (for example some of those involving maps, charts, graphs, online-experiments, interactive activities and features).
  • Older PDFS and Word documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software.
  • The colour contrast for some text and some interface components (for example search boxes, check boxes) is not sufficient.
  • Some online forms are not set up correctly to include helpful direction for screen reader users.

We aim to provide accessible alternative content or activities where we can.

Feedback and contact information

If you find that a certain section of our website is not accessible, and you can’t get access to the information that you need please use the "Open University Accessibility Feedback Form to request support, and we will ensure that you are provided with the information you require. You will need to provide your contact details and Personal Identifier if you are a student, so we can get back to you. You should expect to hear back from us within 5 working days. The OU is very experienced in meeting accessibility needs for our students.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our websites. If you find a problem that isn’t already listed on this page, or you think we’re not meeting the requirements of the current accessibility regulations (Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018), please use the Open University Accessibility Feedback Form which is monitored daily. We will ask you for the web address (URL) of the page and a description of the problem. We will also ask for your name and email address so that we can contact you about your feedback. You should expect to hear back from us within 5 working days.

Enforcement procedure

If you are a student, or someone who has had contact with the University before, and have a complaint about the accessibility of our websites, you should raise a complaint via the complaints and appeals process. 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 are not happy with our response and all our procedures have been exhausted, please contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS). If you are based in Northern Ireland you can contact the Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland Equalities Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI). If you are neither a student, nor someone who has had contact with the University before and have a complaint about the accessibility of our website, you should go directly to the EASS.

Contacting Us

If you wish to contact us about anything not covered above, please visit our Contact Page where we have a comprehensive list of services to suit your specific enquiry and requirements.

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

The Open University 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 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

The level of accessibility during live events is limited. We are working closely with third-party suppliers and improving our internal systems to improve accessibility during live events. The Open University provides links to external websites that may not meet accessibility standards.
Current Accessibility issues:

  • Level A
    • Document title must not be blank.
    • Figures and images in PDF documents should have non-blank ALT text, except for decorative images which should be marked as artifacts.
    • Indicating links using only a text colour change does not work for colour-blind users.
    • Invalid value for ARIA role.
    • PDF does not contain XMP metadata stream.
    • PDFs must be tagged to be accessible by screen readers.
    • Some pages have the same title , so the title cannot be used to distinguish pages.
    • The metadata stream in the Catalog dictionary does not include the PDF/UA identifier.
    • Use semantic markup like strong instead of using the CSS font-weight property.
    • Use the lang attribute to identify the language of the page.
  • Level AA
    • Do not use the meta viewport tag to disable zoom.
    • Element lang attribute contains an invalid language.
    • Provide two or more ways to reach each page: via links, search, a site map or table of contents.
  • Level AAA
    • Avoid specifying a new window as the target of a link with target=_blank.
    • Clickable targets must be at least 44 by 44 CSS pixels.
    • Ensure that text and background colors have a 7:1 contrast ratio.
    • Many people with cognitive disabilities (including dyslexia) find text styled with text-align:justify hard to read.
    • Several links on a page share the same link text, but go to different destinations.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

  • This website was last tested on 20th January 2025.
  • The test was carried out by the OU Analyse team.
  • You can read the full accessibility test report: OU Analyse Accessibility Report - 20th January 2025.