We know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible.

The issues identified affect a range of interactions and content across the site, particularly where pages rely on forms, dynamic components, modal dialogs, embedded documents, and reusable content structures.

These issues may affect users who rely on screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, speech recognition software, mobile assistive technologies, or alternative input methods. In some cases, users may experience difficulty accessing information, completing tasks, or understanding page structure.

Examples of the types of accessibility issues identified include:

• Some interactive elements are not fully accessible using a keyboard, or contain unnecessary keyboard navigation stops
• Focus behaviour is not always managed consistently, with focus sometimes moving unexpectedly or becoming obscured by interface components
• Some form controls are not properly labelled or grouped, and some search and filtering controls do not expose the correct accessibility information
• Structural markup is not always used correctly, including issues with headings, lists, and grouping of related content
• ARIA attributes and accessibility roles are not always implemented correctly, which may affect how content is announced to assistive technologies
• Some images and embedded documents do not provide appropriate text alternatives or equivalent accessible information
• Some interface components, including modal dialogs and course information elements, do not expose correct names, roles, values, or states to assistive technologies
• Status messages are not always announced to users of assistive technologies when content changes dynamically

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact us using any of the following methods:

• email: [email protected]
• phone: 023 8048 4848

We will consider your request and get back to you within 7 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

If you find that you are unable to access any information on this website, please get in touch using any of the following methods:

• email: [email protected]
• phone: 023 8048 4848

We aim to respond to all priority enquiries on the same working day where possible. In all cases, we will respond within 7 working days.

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

South Hampshire College Group 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 2.2 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 (WCAG 2.2 AA)

Level A

1.1.1 Non-text Content

Some non-text content does not have appropriate text alternatives. This includes images and document content where equivalent information is not consistently available to users of assistive technologies.

1.3.1 Info and Relationships

Information, structure, and relationships are not always programmatically determined. This includes issues with headings, lists, grouping of related content, and some ARIA implementations.

2.1.1 Keyboard

Some functionality is not fully operable using a keyboard alone. This includes inaccessible controls, keyboard focus restrictions within modal dialogs, and unnecessary keyboard navigation stops.

2.4.3 Focus Order

Focus does not always move in a logical and predictable order. In some situations focus moves unexpectedly after user actions or is not managed correctly within modal dialogs.

4.1.2 Name, Role, Value

Some user interface components do not expose correct names, roles, values, or states to assistive technologies. This affects some search controls, course information components, telephone links, modal dialogs, and embedded content.

Level AA

2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)

Focused elements are sometimes obscured by interface components, making it difficult for users to identify the current point of focus.

4.1.3 Status Messages

Status messages are not always announced to users of assistive technologies when content is updated dynamically.

We are currently reviewing and prioritising these issues. We will publish target dates for remediation following this review.

Disproportionate burden

We have not identified any disproportionate burden at this time.

Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents. We are reviewing these documents and will prioritise remediation or replacement with accessible HTML where appropriate.

The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018  if they’re not essential to providing our services.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are currently reviewing and prioritising these issues. We will publish target dates for remediation following this review.

We will update the accessibility statement when issues are fixed or when we expect them to be fixed.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This website was last tested on 17 April 2026. This statement was prepared on 5 June 2026.

The test was carried out by Clive Loseby and his team of disabled testers at Access by Audit.

If you wish for a copy of the audit please contact us:

• email: [email protected]
• phone: 023 8048 4848