Accessibility statement

This accessibility statement applies to housingstandardisation.com (the “Website”). This Website is run by the Royal College of Art (the “RCA”, “we”, “us” or “our”), whose registered office is at Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU.

We have developed this Website to ensure that it is usable by as many people as possible, regardless of age, technology, device or disability. For example, this means you should be able to:

- change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings;
- zoom in up to four hundred per cent (400%) 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; and
- listen to most of the Website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

We have also made the Website text as simple as possible to understand.

If you have a disability, AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use in the My Computer My Way section on its website.

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this Website in a different format, such as an accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, or if you need details of the information excluded under Regulation 4(2) and Regulation 7(4) of the Accessibility Requirements, please email us at designlab@rca.ac.uk.

Reporting accessibility problems with this Website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our Website. If you find any problems not listed on this page, or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact: designlab@rca.ac.uk.

If you need information on this Website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

email: designlab@rca.ac.uk

We will get back to you within three 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).

Compliance statement

The RCA is committed to making the Website accessible in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) version 2.2 AA standard. This website scores highly using the WAVE tool. There are some known issues such as contrast levels and heading levels.  

Assessment Approach

Self-evaluation using the WAVE tool.

External evaluation by accessibility teams of its users – primarily universities and schools.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This accessibility statement was prepared on 11.10.2024. It was last reviewed on 11.10.2024.

This Website was last tested on 11.10.2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.