MANTRA Accessibility Statement
Website accessibility statement in line with Public Sector Body (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018
MANTRA https://mantra.ed.ac.uk/ is a website hosted by the University of Edinburgh Library on behalf of the University of Edinburgh. MANTRA is a free, online non-assessed course with guidelines to help understand how to manage digital data collected through research. It has been crafted for the use of post-graduate students, early career researchers, and also information professionals. It is freely available on the web for anyone to explore on their own.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use our website. For example, this means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts.
- experience no time limits to content
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- Magnify up to 200%
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
Customising the website
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
AbilityNet - My computer my way
With a few simple steps you can customise the appearance of our website to make it easier to read and navigate.
Additional information on how to customise our website appearance
If you are a member of the University staff or a student you can use the free Sensus Access accessible document conversion service.
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- There are no text descriptions for some non-text content such as images and icons
- Some text and images of text may not have sufficient contrast ratio
- It may not be possible to bypass information which is repeated on multiple pages.
- The default language of each page may not be identified
- The site may not be fully compatible with screen readers
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, audio recording or braille please contact the website team by contacting us:
By using the IS Helpline online contact form
Or phoning
+44 (0)131 651 5151
Or email
Information.systems@ed.ac.uk
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 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 please let us know by contacting:
By using the IS Helpline online contact form
Or phoning
+44 (0)131 651 5151
Or email
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 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) directly.
Contact details for the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS)
The government has produced information on how to report accessibility issues:
Reporting an accessibility problem on a public sector website
Contacting us by phone using British Sign Language
British Sign Language service
British Sign Language Scotland runs a service for British Sign Language users and all of Scotland’s public bodies using video relay. This enables sign language users to contact public bodies and vice versa. The service operates from 8am to 12 midnight, 7 days a week.
British Sign Language Scotland service details
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Edinburgh is committed to making its websites 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 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below
The full guidelines are available at
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1
Non accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
The following items to not comply with the WCAG 2.1 AA success criteria
- Not all our non-text content has alt text.
- Some parts may not be fully compatible with screen readers.
- Some colour contrasts do not meet recommended guidance
- It is not always possible to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple Web pages
- The default language of each page may not be identified.
Unless specified otherwise, wherever possible a complete solution or significant improvement will be in place by July 2021 where the issues are within our control.
Disproportionate burden
We are not currently claiming that any accessibility problems would be a disproportionate burden to fix.
Content that is not within the Scope of the Accessibility Regulations
At this time we are not claiming any material is out of scope.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We will continue to work with our in house developers to address these issues and deliver a solution or suitable workaround and correct issues directly where they are under our control.
We will continue to monitor accessibility and will carry out further accessibility testing if significant changes are made to the user interface or if a service user raises an issue. To plan to resolve the issues that are within our control by July 2021. We plan to manual review the accessibility of the site and make improvements and update this statement before December 2021.Where we are unable to resolve an issue or where an issue is out with our control we will ensure reasonable adjustments are put in place to ensure no user is disadvantaged
Information Services and accessibility
Information Services (IS) has further information on accessibility including assistive technology, creating accessible documents, and services IS provides for disabled users.
Assistive technology, creating accessible documents, and services IS provides for disabled users
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 23rd September 2020. It was last reviewed on 23rd September 2020.
This website was last tested on 1st August 2020. The test was carried out by The University Library and University Collections Digital Library team using the automated LittleForest tool. The website is scheduled for manual testing by December 2021.
We did not use sample pages for testing - all pages were run through LittleForest.
Little Forrest claims it tests the following WCAG criteria either partially or wholly
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.1.1 |
Non-text Content |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.2.1 |
Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.2.2 |
Captions (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.2.3 |
Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.3.1 |
Info and Relationships |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.3.2 |
Meaningful Sequence |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.3.3 |
Sensory Characteristics |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.4.1 |
Use of Color |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
1.4.2 |
Audio Control |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.1.1 |
Keyboard |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.1.2 |
No Keyboard Trap |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.2.1 |
Timing Adjustable |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.2.2 |
Pause, Stop, Hide |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.3.1 |
Three Flashes or Below Threshold |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.4.1 |
Bypass Blocks |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.4.2 |
Page Titled |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.4.3 |
Focus Order |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
2.4.4 |
Link Purpose (In Context) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
3.1.1 |
Language of Page |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
3.2.1 |
On Focus |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
3.2.2 |
On Input |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
3.3.1 |
Error Identification |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
3.3.2 |
Labels or Instructions |
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WCAG 2.1 |
A |
4.4.1 |
Parsing |
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WCAG 2.0 |
A |
4.4.2 |
Name, Role, Value |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.2.4 |
Captions (Live) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.2.5 |
Audio Description (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.4.3 |
Contrast (Minimum) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.4.4 |
Resize Text |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.4.5 |
Images of Text |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
2.4.5 |
Multiple Ways |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
2.4.6 |
Headings and Labels |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
2.4.7 |
Focus Visible |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
3.1.2 |
Language of Parts |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
3.2.3 |
Consistent Navigation |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
3.2.4 |
Consistent Identification |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
3.3.3 |
Error Suggestion |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
3.3.4 |
Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.2.6 |
Sign Language (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.2.7 |
Extended Audio Description (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.2.8 |
Media Alternative (Prerecorded) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.2.9 |
Audio-only (Live) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.4.6 |
Contrast (Enhanced) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.4.7 |
Low or No Background Audio |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.4.8 |
Visual Presentation |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
1.4.9 |
Images of Text (No Exception) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.1.3 |
Keyboard (No Exception) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.2.3 |
No Timing |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.2.4 |
Interruptions |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.2.5 |
Re-authenticating |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.3.2 |
Three Flashes |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.4.8 |
Location |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.4.9 |
Link Purpose (Link Only) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
2.4.10 |
Section Headings |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.1.3 |
Unusual Words |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.1.4 |
Abbreviations |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.1.5 |
Reading |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.1.6 |
Pronunciation |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.2.5 |
Change on Request |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.3.5 |
Help |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AAA |
3.3.6 |
Error Prevention (All) |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.3.4 |
Orientation |
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WCAG 2.1 |
AA |
1.3.5 |
Identify Input Purpose |
