Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Centre for Circular Design University of the Arts London (UAL). This accessibility statement applies to www.textiletoolbox.com

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:

  • 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:

  • some of the images have insufficient colour contrast
  • some pages have no regions which may make it difficult to navigate for users of assistive technologies
  • some links lack context and their purpose are unclear
  • some links contain no text which means they lack context

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this webite in an alternative, more accessible format please contact: Centre for Circular Design at ccd@arts.ac.uk.

Please include details of the content you need and the required format or the service you are trying to access. We will then work to get you what you need.

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: Centre for Circular Design at ccd@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 or complaint.

Initial complaints will be dealt with by the administror at Centre for Circular Design. If you feel we have not answered your enquiry or complaint satisfactorily, please let us know and we will do our best to resolve the problem. If the complaints remain unresolved they will be escalated to the Directors of the centre

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 email: Centre for Circular Design at ccd@arts.ac.uk.

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 partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 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

  • Some images are missing alternative text. This fails WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text content (Level AA).
  • Some page headings are not used in a logical way. This fails WCAG Success Criterion 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA).
  • On some pages there are no defined regions. This fails WCAG Success Criterion 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A).
  • Some images have insufficient colour contrast. This fails WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.11 Non-text Contrast (Level AA).
  • Some links lack context and their purpose are unclear
  • This fails WCAG Success Criterion 2.4.4 Link Purpose (Level A)

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We will continue to work to improve our site and the known accessibility issues over the next 12 months so that it meets the WCAG 2.1 AA guideline. Any new content we design and create will be accessible.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 18th November 2020.

his website was last tested on 29th September 2020. The test was carried out by a member of our team.

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
  • Manually checking colour contrast of text

The selection of pages we tested were:

  • The homepage
  • Exhibits page
  • Approach page
  • Contributors page
  • About page
  • Resources Page
  • Open Network page
  • Research & Writing page