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Accessibility statement

This statement applies to the website for Oxford University Voltaire at https://www.ov-vf.com

The Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford, is committed to providing an accessible web presence that gives members of the public and members of the research community full access to information, events and activities offered publicly through the web.

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Our aims

In order to ensure that all of our visitors can use our website, these pages aim to meet Level AA standard of WCAG 2.2. This includes elements such as:

  • Alt text for all images and providing non-visual alternatives where appropriate
  • All essential audiovisual information is captioned, described as necessary or provided in alternative formats
  • Content can be navigated with just a keyboard or speech recognition tools
  • The website can be used with a screen reader
  • Content is structured, ordered and labelled appropriately

Guidance is available for editors and moderators of this site to help them maintain accessibility standards.

Making changes to your device or system

AbilityNet has advice on making your devices easier to use if you have a disability. In addition, major operating systems produce the following guidance:

How accessible this website is

We are aware that some parts of our website are not fully accessible. These include:

  • Some PDF documents aren't fully accessible to screen reader software
  • Some form inputs don't magnify or zoom appropriately
  • Not all audio on videos is captioned, some multimedia content doesn't yet have audio or text description
  • You cannot always modify the line height or spacing of text

We are working to address areas where our accessibility needs improvement.

Feedback and alternative formats

Please contact to discuss your requirements.

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Reporting accessibility problems

If you have any questions or concerns about this statement or the accessibility of our webpages, please contact us at

Enforcement procedure

Users agree not to copy, reproduce or imitate the UI/UX design and functionality of this website for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without the express written consent of the Voltaire Foundation or its authorised representatives.

User feedback

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

The Voltaire Foundation as a department of the University of Oxford is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. As part of this commitment, we are required to publish known issues with our website.

What we're doing to improve accessibility

We want our website to offer the best experience possible for all of our users. In addition to our plan to fix known issues, we continue to work on website content and structure. We are working with our suppliers to fix issues and think about future developments. We are also updating the ways in which we provide training and best practice to those working on our website.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 20 September 2019. It was last reviewed and updated on 6 August 2025.