This accessibility statement applies to UBIRA eData, a website run by the University of Birmingham.
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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
This website runs on the Open Source software EPrints version 3.4.0 and has been customised for our own requirements and branding. The parts of EPrints which are not full accessible prior to these customisations can be found in a list of EPrints non-accessible content.
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Data sets included in the repository may not be accessible.
- Search functionality may not be accessible to screen reader software due to inadequate labelling of search boxes and buttons.
- Search functionality may be hard to navigate via keyboard as focus is not visible in some search buttons and options.
- The colour contrast of some text is insufficient to be easily discernible for all users.
- Some pages are hard to navigate at high levels of zoom due to overlapping content.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems that aren’t listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please email ubira@lists.bham.ac.uk.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please email ubira@lists.bham.ac.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 10 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, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The University of Birmingham 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
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the WCAG version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
The EPrints Accessibility Roadmap specifies issues which relate to the software itself.
1.1.1 Non-text content
- Some icons and images lack alt text, for example the image which may display while a page element is loading.
- There are instances of redundant alt text.
- The graph of ‘downloads per month over past year’ on a full record display page is not accessible to a screen reader.
1.3.1 Information and Relationships
- Basic and advanced search form elements lack field labels, and their purpose has not been defined programmatically.
- Select elements (drop down menus) lack accessible names.
- Tables have been used for layout purposes and do not always have correctly defined headers, for example in the list of most downloaded datasets on the landing page, the advanced search screen, or parts of the full record display page.
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum)
- Multiple page elements do not meet the required minimum colour contrast ratio.
1.4.10 Reflow
- At high levels of zoom, scrolling in two dimensions is required and page content may overlap, particularly on the full record display page.
2.4.1 Bypass blocks
- Pages lack a way to skip to the main content.
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
- Identically named links go to different destinations. The University of Birmingham name and logo appears twice, but links to two different places.
2.4.7 Focus Visible
- Some screen elements, such as the ‘Search’ and ‘Export’ button, lack visible focus when using keyboard navigation.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
The eData repository hosts electronic versions of data sets underpinning published research articles. These are in a variety of formats dependent on the study in question, and required for the accurate reproduction of scientific and other academic studies. In some cases they are in a proprietary format which is not viewable without access to specific software. We are responsible for preserving the content in formats that may not meet WCAG 2.2 AA guidelines and so you may experience difficulty accessing this content.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
UBIRA eData runs on the open source software EPrints version 3.4.0 and has been customised for our own requirements and branding. We expect to upgrade to a new version of EPrints during 2026 which will allow us to address accessibility issues. The EPrints Accessibility Roadmap further shows how and when EPrints plan to improve accessibility with their software releases.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 21 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 27 November 2025.
This website was last tested on 26 November 2025. The test was carried out by University staff using a selection of automated tools (Deque Axe, Silktide, WAVE) and manual checks.
We tested the publicly available pages of edata.bham.ac.uk as follows: