Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to the website worldin1776.org.uk.

This website is run by the University of Glasgow. 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
  • 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 (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

How accessible this website is

Our website has been built to conform to level AA of the World Wide Web Consortium W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2, using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS.

There could potentially be issues with the following parts of the website that we will work to improve:

  • documents or resources provided by external organisations
  • third party video and audio players used
  • documents intended primarily for print use
  • some aspects of the feedback form

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, email the website support team at support@pentri.com.

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 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, email support@pentri.com.

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

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

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is or may be noncompliant with the accessibility regulations:

  • Any external content or websites linked to from this website
  • Audio descriptions, captions and transcripts may not be available for every video
  • one question on the feedback form which invites users to rank options. This is not mandatory and does not prevent a user giving their feedback on the site as a whole.

Please tell us if you experience problems by email to: support@pentri.com.

Compliance status

We believe this website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard due to the non-compliances listed above.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared in May 2026.

This website was last tested on 25th May 2026 by an expert accessibility consultant using a range of content and functionality from across the site.