CELCAT is run by The Student Systems and Records department, Academic Registry at the University of the Arts London (UAL). More information about timetables can be found on the Your UAL timetable page.
This accessibility statement applies to CELCAT Calendar which is accessed by students and staff at mytimetabe. Other websites and browser based systems on the arts.ac.uk domain have their own accessibility statements.
This accessibility statement applies to CELCAT and its use at UAL.
We commit to ensuring this website is as accessible as possible and we want as many people as possible to be able to use it. This means that you should be able to:
- access the website regardless of the device and browser you are using
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
We have also tried to make the website text as easy to understand as possible although we recognise we have more work to do on this.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
We know that some parts of the website are not fully accessible:
- There is no skip to content link.
- Menu items are not accessible using only a keyboard.
- Course search results cannot be refined by subject using a keyboard.
- This site is not entirely navigable using a screen reader, for example, functional elements such as buttons are missing descriptions.
- Some content on the site doesn’t meet sufficient colour contrast.
- Our PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
- Linked images such as the UAL logo are missing alternative (alt) text.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in an alternative, more accessible format please contact UAL Timetabling Support at ualcelcattimetable@arts.ac.uk.
Please include details of the content you need and the required format or the service you are trying to access.
We aim to provide you with an initial response within two working days and will provide clear information about how we will deal with your request.
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, contact: UAL Timetabling Support ualcelcattimetable@arts.ac.uk.
We aim to provide you with an initial response within two working days and will provide clear information about how we will deal with your enquiry.
If you feel we have not answered your enquiry or complaint satisfactorily, please contact us again. We will escalate your enquiry or complaint to the Head of Student Systems and Records, Academic Registry.
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).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
For information about contacting us by phone or to arrange a visit to our offices please visit the Contact us page on.
More information about accessing our buildings is available from AccessAble.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
UAL 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
This website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. The non-compliances and exemptions are listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
The accessibility issues that can only be resolved by our supplier are listed below:
- The UAL logo is a link and is missing alternative text. We have not met WCAG success criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A).Some buttons on the website are missing descriptive text making the function of these buttons unclear to screen reader users. We have not met WCAG success criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) and 2.4.4. Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A).
- Some buttons on the website are missing descriptive text making the function of these buttons unclear to screen reader users. We have not met WCAG success criteria 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A) and 2.4.4. Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A).
- The site uses layout tables to position content visually but these tables are not tabular and may cause navigation order issues for screen readers. We have not met WCAG success criteria 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A) 1.3.2 Meaningful sequence (Level A).
- The colour contrast of some of the text does not meet the minimum required colour contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.4.3: Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA).
- the language of the website has not been set. Identifying the language of the website ora particular webpage allows screen readers to read content in the appropriate language. We have not met WCAG success criterion 3.1.1. Language of Page (Level A).
- Some form controls do not have corresponding labels so their purpose may not be presented to screen reader users. We have not met WCAG success criteria 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level A) and 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A).
Disproportionate burden
UAL has little control over the functionality, design or user interface of CELCAT and our supplier is reliant on third-party framework and controls that do not meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standard.
We continue to raise the issue of accessibility with our supplier and to lobby them to make improvements to their product. Seeking to address these issues would take many years of redevelopment and to the detriment of user experience especially for Timetabler users.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
CELCAT is currently developing a completely new and redesigned Timetabler 10 web application. We cannot say at this stage whether it will conform fully to WCAG 2.1AA although we do know it will be compliant with WAI-ARIA standard. We continue to lobby them over the accessibility of their product.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 18th September 2020.
This website was last tested in August 2020. The test was carried out in-house by UAL staff.
We used the following automated accessibility tools and manual testing methods to test a sample of pages of our website. These included:
- WAVE from WebAIM
- Siteimprove Accessibility Checker
The pages we tested were:
- The login page
- The home page (calendar)