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Cambridge Open Engage Accreditation

Digital Accessibility Centre Certificate of Accreditation

Accreditation Certificate Number:

Cambridge Open Engage /01

Client:

Cambridge University Press

Project:

Cookies Consent

Certificate issue date:

Certificate expiry date:

Certificate status:

Platform:

Desktop and Mobile

Certification

To achieve certification each undergoes a manual technical compliance review against WCAG 2.1 to level AA.

The underwent both a technical compliance audit and robust end to end testing by users with a wide range of disabilities including blind, low vision, dyslexia, colour blindness, mobility impairments, learning difficulties, Deaf, Asperger and anxiety and panic disorder.

All testing is carried out in line with relevant platform specific guidelines, and where applicable, conforms with The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Testing also conforms to Section 508 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

List of issues

  • Third party software is used on the site including a Usabilla user feedback tool. It is expected that accessibility issues relating to to third party applications will be addressed with the supplier or a replacement offered when the contract ends.
  • There is author supplied video content which may not include captions. Cambridge University Press are looking into requesting this from authors and making this policy.
  • There is author supplied video content which may not include an audio description or media alternative. Cambridge University Press are looking into requesting this from authors and making this policy.
  • There are marketing images which contain text for which the text alternative does not include all of the text within the image. Cambridge University Press will include instructions in admin guidelines to ensure this is provided.

Journey

Live site

Task 1 - Homepage
URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/public-dashboard

Task 2 - Content page with video

URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/5f875ac2bf257d00183e5cf6
Task 3 - Content page with document and comments
URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/article-details/5fa55e36cc67a00011845cf0

Task 4 - Information Page example

URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/submission-information

Task 5 - Event browse page

URL- https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/events-dashboard

Task 6 - Event homepage

URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/event-details/5f875bd0c853bc00187e0a7e

Task 7 - Search Page

URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/search-dashboard?text=

Task 8 - Browse Subject Page

URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/browse-dashboard

Task 9 - Subject Landing page

URL - https://www.cambridge.org/engage/coe/subject-dashboard/5e68cb1bd1f19d49ce3ac746

Test site

Task 1 - User logged in area (Engage Admin Dashboard):
https://client-si.orp.cambridge.org/engage/coe/proposal-process/step-onehttps://client-si.orp.cambridge.org/engage/coe/administration-dashboard
Task 2 - User logged in area (My content)
https://client-si.orp.cambridge.org/engage/coe/author-dashboard

Partner Site (Colour Scheme only)

Task 1 - Partner Sites (Chemrxiv)
https://client-si.orp.cambridge.org/engage/chemrxiv/public-dashboard

Task 2 - Partner Sites (Preprints)

https://preprints.apsanet.org/engage/apsa/public-dashboard

Task 3 - Partner Sites (Miir)

https://client-si.orp.cambridge.org/engage/miir/public-dashboard

Disclaimer:

This certificate was issued on the and represents the state of the pages audited on this date. Any further changes after the accreditation date are not covered by this certificate.

Additionally, any pages/areas of the website not listed the above scope of testing are also not covered by this certificate as we cannot guarantee their accessibility state.

We audit against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA to test how accessible the website is, using theWebsite Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) to evaluate conformance.