Online Accessibility Statement?
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Times Higher Education (THE)?is committed to providing a?user experience?that is accessible to the widest possible audience. Some of the ways we do this include:?
- Constant testing to make?sure our websites meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines?(WCAG)?2.1 Level AA standard?
- Regular?audits?of?our online?services with our users so?we can ensure?they work as well as they can?
Please note that WCAG guidelines are an internationally?recognised?benchmark for?the?building?of?accessible web sites?and?if you wish to know more, further details can be found using this??
THE is?committed to continuously improving the?accessibility?of our products so on our?future?roadmap. We?also?intend to make sure our websites?work?with commonly used assistive technologies including speech recognition tools, screen readers and screen magnifiers?
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Using the website?
We aim to provide the most accessible experience possible for our visitors and have implemented the following accessibility features:?
- Links to pages and other websites will open in the same window unless otherwise stated within the link text or before a list of links. Some links may also open in a new layer, like a pop up?that appears?on top of the page you are?currently?viewing.?
- Links to downloadable documents and files will open in a new window to avoid conflicting with assistive technologies.??
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Browser Compatibility?
The?website has been cross-platform and cross-browser tested and is currently compatible with?the latest versions of?modern browsers?such as?Google Chrome,?Microsoft?Edge, Mozilla Firefox?&?Apple Safari.?
We do recommend that you use the most recent versions of operating system and browser?that your device supports?wherever?possible.??
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Web Standards and Technologies?
Our?websites?have?been developed to conform to World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) standards for HTML 5 (HyperText?Mark-up Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).?
The?website is reliant upon HTML and CSS to render content?that?automatically?adapts to different screen sizes?without any loss in?functionality?or usability.?
Additional technologies including JavaScript have?also?been?utilised?on the site?and?every effort has been made to?ensure?these technologies?are?as accessible as possible.?
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Last updated: 19 July 2021?