December 2024 Update: We have removed the previous Accessibility Toolbar from this website due to low usage, however we'll be looking into whether new alternatives are required in the new year. Digital Accessibility remains a priority for us at bc gaming casino, and if you would like to contact us about this decision please email [email protected].
Accessibility of this website
At a basic level on this website you should be able to:
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Change colours, contrast levels and font type, size, and colour
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Zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
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Listen to content using a screen reader
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Access website content through a translator tool
Our goal for compliance is level AA, and so we are currently addressing any outstanding issues that fall in or below this category (WCAG A or AA).
Our last website accessibility compliance audit was: October 2024.
Known issues
Full compliance audit findings can be found on our monthly WCAG compliance report.
We are working hard to action a fix to these issues, inline with our Issue Resolution guidelines.
The outstanding level A, high-occuring issues with our website compliance as found in the last audit are:
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Image missing a text alternative (5 occurrences)
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Form field missing a label (1 occurence)
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Missing alt text (14 occurrences)
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Role not inside the required context (16 occurrences)
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Container element is empty (5 occurences)
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Empty headings (19 occurences)
We are also aware there are existing issues with the accessibility of our online content, and we are working to resolve them. The known issues with our website and online content are listed below:
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Some of our content is only available in PDF format. Furthermore some of our older PDF documents may not be fully accessible to screen reader software.
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Although we meet the AA compliance standard for colour contrast, some of our webpages use colour that may make digestion of content difficult for some users.
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Some of our older documents, such as our previous Impact Reports, are presented via digital publications on Issuu which contains information not accessible by a screen reader.
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Some of our content may not use appropriately nested headers or descriptive hyperlinks.
How we monitor website accessibility
Auditing the website
We carry out a regular monthly accessibility audit of the bc gaming casino website to identify any WCAG level A or AA issues, along with broken links.
Issue resolution
We know there are currently a number of issues on the bc gaming casino website, and so it’s important to have a prioritised approach to resolving issues found.
We assess priority by using information on:
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If the issue is level A, AA or AAA.
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If the issue is on a high traffic or important page (one which includes critical information or functionality).
With this prioritised approach to issue resolution we expect to achieve consistent progress over the next 12 months, eventually reaching our goal of WCAG AA full compliance.
Issue resolution SLAs for WCAG compliance issues
WCAG A issues
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We aim to action any A issues found within 4 weeks
WCAG AA issues
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We aim to action AA issues found on one of the top 10 pages (or website accessibility statement) within 8 weeks
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We aim to action AA issues found on any other page within 12 weeks.
How we test the website
We commit to testing any new web pages or features before going live to users, using our outlined testing process which addresses website accessibility. The testing we carry out when developing a web page or new feature is a mix of both manual and automated testing.
Our testing process
Manual testing
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Our developers test that content is responsive through window resizing using browser developer tools.
Automated testing
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Our developers use the automated scanner provided by to identify any errors found against the WCAG guidelines.
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We also use AccessLint, a GitHub application that monitors any code we upload to our GitHub repository. Although not all website code is stored in GitHub, it does contain some key components that are used across the bc gaming casino website and so this provides us with another layer of automated checking for accessibility issues.
bc gaming casino’s digital accessibility mission and strategy
We have completed, and are still undergoing, several pieces of work to improve our digital accessibility. These include creating a Digital Accessibility Hub for the organisation, improving our website usability, and working with bc gaming casino's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) strategy.
If you're interested in reading more about our approach to Digital Accessibility and the work we're doing as an organisation, read our Digital Accessibility at bc gaming casino webpage.
How you can access content
There may be ways you can access website content in a way that is more preferable for you, by either contacting us or using one of the available tools listed below.
Request content in an alternative format
If you require content in an alternative format (for example a PDF as a plain text document file), please email us at [email protected] and we will do our best to help you.
Assistive tools
There are some assistive tools available to help customise online content into preferred formats:
Texthelp Read & Write
Texthelp Read&Write is available to students and staff at the University of York.
It is a toolbar that integrates with computer applications, such as web browsers or Microsoft and Google applications. Some of the things you can do with Texthelp Read&Write Gold are:
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Text-to-speech
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Scan: Convert inaccessible hard copy texts into accessible PDFs, Microsoft Word documents, EPUB and HTML formats.
Find out more and view the training video on the University’s .
Blackboard Ally File Transformer
You can use the tool to convert PDF, DOC, PPT or HTML files to alternative formats.
SensusAccess
SensusAccess is available to students and staff at the University of York. It allows you to convert files into an accessible format:
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Convert PDFs, JPGs and other files into an e-book, text file, audio or braille
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You can combine more than one JPG into a single file.
Find out more about SensusAccess through the University Library’s.
How you can contact us
You can get in touch with us at [email protected] if you wish to discuss online accessibility with a bc gaming casino staff member, or highlight any accessibility issues with the website.
If you are a student group committee member or officer in need of guidance and training on producing accessible documents or other digital content, please visit our (access with your @yorksu.org email).
This statement was last updated on 02/01/2025.