Our aim is to make all University websites as usable and accessible as possible, so we hope you can find, access and use the material you're looking for.
For accessibility statements relating to each individual website, please refer to our Related Content section.
Help with seeing our websites
The website content is displayed using cascading style sheets (CSS) which means that you can resize the text within the web browser you are using and make it a size that you find easier to read. For more information on how to do this, please see
The website uses responsive templates that re-arrange content according to the width of the screen you are using. This makes the content easier to read whether you are using a desktop PC, a tablet or a phone.
Help with navigating our websites
The first tab on any page will give you the option to jump straight to this accessibility statement. The second tab on any page will allow you to skip to main content, skipping past any navigational links.
For Mac users, keyboard tabbing in Firefox and Safari may require you to enable settings on your machine or browser. To enable the settings:
Firefox
- Go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts.
- Tick the box for ‘Use Keyboard navigation to move focus between controls’ which appears at the bottom.
Safari
- Go to Safari > Preferences > Advanced.
- Tick the box for ‘Press Tab to highlight each item on a web page’.
All pages contain a link to the home page by clicking on the University of Sunderland logo and all pages include a search box: both are found in the menu area at the top of the page. Breadcrumbs underneath the search box and above the page content can help users retrace steps through the site.
The site map can be found in the footer of every page. You can also use our feedback form to ask us about any content you are unable to find.
Images
A description of every image is provided, either in the alt tag or on the page itself.
Links
We try to ensure that link text makes sense out of context and that it accurately describes the pages it points to. You can use the tab key on your keyboard (as well as your mouse) to move from consecutive link to link.
PDF files
Some of the information on our website is in Portable Document Format (PDF). You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF files. Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website. Later versions of this software provide a number of features that improve access for users. Advice and help on creating accessible PDF documents using the Read Out Loud functionality is available.
Get accessibility help
In addition, there are several customisation options for your browser and device that could help you use this website and other websites more effectively:
- AbilityNet provide advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Published: 8 December 2022