Accessibility statement for Apply for Postgraduate Student Finance SFNI
This accessibility statement applies to the Student Finance Northern Ireland service for Apply for Postgraduate Student Finance.
It does not apply to:
- content on the website studentfinanceni.co.uk, the SFNI website accessibility statement covers that.
- Other Student Finance Northern Ireland services the accessibility statement for SFNI services covers that.
This website is run by The Student Loans Company. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser or device settings.
- zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen.
- navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
Some parts of this website may not be accessible to all users of assistive technology. We have not yet tested this with all types of assistive technology.
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we're not meeting accessibility requirements, contact accessibility@slc.co.uk.
If you need information on this website in an alternative format, please contact alternative_format_correspondance@slc.co.uk.
We'll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations') in Northern Ireland. If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI).
Technical information about this website's accessibility
The Student Loans Company 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
The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
There are no known areas of non-compliance, however this website has not been tested with all types of assistive technology.
Disproportionate burden
PDF documents within this website
Some of the PDF documents we publish may not be fully accessible to all users. We've assessed the cost of fixing the issues with PDF documents within this website and we believe that fixing the issues within these would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulation.
We are focusing on making documents for future academic years as accessible as possible and we will reassess this in 2025. If you need a copy of any of the documents on our website currently in an alternative format, please contact alternative_format_correspondance@slc.co.uk.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We are actively taking steps to improve the accessibility of our websites, services, forms and documents, this includes undertaking further training and testing with all types of assistive technology.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 4 October 2024. It was last reviewed on 4 October 2024.
A sample of this service was last tested between in July 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard. The audit was carried out by SLC using a combination of automated and manual testing techniques to the WCAG 2.2 AA Standard.