Accessibility Statement for the ERA Video Streaming Platform
This is an accessibility statement from Educational Recording Agency.
Measures to support accessibility
As a non-profit organisation committed to supporting teaching and learning through the use of broadcast recordings, the Educational Recording Agency views the issue of accessibility as a key priority and works to ensure that it is factored into all key decisions relating to the conduct of our business.
Conformance status
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. The ERA Video Streaming Platform is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.
Limitations and alternatives
Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of The ERA Video Streaming Platform , there may be some limitations. Below is a description of known limitations, and potential solutions. Please contact us if you observe an issue not listed below.
Known limitations for The ERA Video Streaming Platform:
Video: Only some videos sre supplied with captions. This is generally because captions are not readily available for older programmes. We are continually adding captions to videos featured on the platform, prioritising our most watched content. Requests for captions on indidividual videos can be made to streaming@era.org.uk. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to fulfil the request.
Assessment approach
Educational Recording Agency assessed the accessibility of The ERA Video Streaming Platform by the following approaches:
- Self-evaluation