Cultural Strategies

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the Cultural Strategies WordPress and Think Kit and the Cultural Strategies and Futures Report.

This website is run by the University of Southampton. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:

  • change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings
  • zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
  • navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

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.

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
  • you cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader

We do not take responsibility for accessibility of materials on external websites.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact Professor Dan Ashton by email on d.k.ashton@soton.ac.uk

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact Professor Dan Ashton by email on d.k.ashton@soton.ac.uk

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).

Compliance status

Technical information about this resource’s accessibility

University of Southampton is committed to making its digital resources accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This resource has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.

This resource is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 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

Cultural Strategies and Futures Report PDF issues

  • Some text in the PDF document does not meet minimum contrast requirements, making it difficult for people with visual impairments to read. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast – Minimum).
  • Tables in the PDF are not properly tagged with appropriate headers and structure, preventing screen reader users from understanding table relationships and content. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are actively working to improve accessibility across all components of the Cultural Strategies Think Kit:

  • Creating an accessible version of the Cultural Strategies and Futures Report that meets WCAG 2.2 AA standards
  • Working with third-party providers to ensure interactive content is fully accessible
  • Implementing accessibility testing as part of our content development process

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 11.06.25. It was last reviewed on 11.06.25.

This resource was last tested on 05.06.25 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

The test was carried out inhouse. We conducted automated testing using accessibility evaluation tools and manual testing with keyboard navigation and screen reader software.