Accessibility statement for Imperial Business School website

This accessibility statement applies to content published on the Imperial Business School subdomain鈥/business-school/. It does not apply to content accessed via any other domains, subdomains or third-party applications.听

This website is run by Imperial Business School. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:听

  • 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 have also made the text as simple as possible to understand.

听has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is:

There are more than 70 editors at Imperial Business School who have access to publish content on the website. We provide training and guidance on accessibility best-practice, but we know some parts of this website may not be fully accessible, for example:听

  • PDFs and other documents are not fully compatible with screen readers听
  • Most video content does not have captions, transcriptions or audio descriptions听
  • Some tables do not have row headers听
  • Some pages have poor colour contrast听
  • Some heading elements are not consistent听
  • Some images do not have good alternative text听
  • Some buttons are not correctly identified听
  • Some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls

Feedback and contact information

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille please contact:听accessibility@imperial.ac.uk.听听

We will consider your request and get back to you within seven days.听

The DeafWatch system works across multiple buildings, providing seamless but discreet day and nighttime fire alarm warnings for staff and 天美传媒 with a hearing impairment. Pagers are available via the College Fire Office and the听College's Disability Advisory Service.鈥

Please contact us on 020 7594 8000 before your planned visit to arrange suitable support for your needs.听

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We鈥檙e always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we鈥檙e not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact accessibility@imperial.ac.uk.

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 鈥榓ccessibility regulations鈥). If you鈥檙e not happy with how we respond to your complaint,听.

Technical information about this website鈥檚 accessibility

Imperial business school is committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the

Compliance status

This website has been tested against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the听听AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

We remain committed to improving accessibility and welcome feedback to help us identify and address any barrier.

Non-accessible

1.听Across all tested pages, the user is unable to view and interact with the sub-navigation menu items by using Dragon Naturally Speaking. When 鈥淪how Links鈥 is activated, the navigation only shows the main landing page links, when听the user chooses a link or announces the menu item in full, it directs the user to the landing page only.

Additionally, on the 鈥楳BA Brochure鈥 page, the user is unable to interact with any of the form听fields听which means they are unable to fill it in and听submit听it. Furthermore, the user cannot interact with the 鈥淗ow to Apply鈥 links on the 'Full-Time MBA听Admissions'听page.听

On the 鈥極ur Students鈥 page, the phrase 鈥淪how Links鈥 does not highlight any of the student profiles. To interact with these profiles, the user must navigate to the last filter option and tab their way through them, which is not practical and could take a long time if they specifically want to read a profile which appears at the bottom of the list.听听

All these elements, fail WCAG 2.2 success criterion 4.1.2 (Name, Role, Value). We are working on addressing these issues; however, we need our content management supplier鈥檚 (HubSpot) input to resolve them. We are aiming to resolve them by December 2026.

2.听鈥楨vents Listing鈥 page that the left-hand sidebar navigation links are not grouped using a <nav> element, this will cause screen听reader users confusion as they may not be able to understand these elements鈥 relationship, nor can they navigate quickly to key sections of the page.

This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships).听We will make sure that all key sections of our pages are grouped together correctly, therefore easy to navigate, by December 2026.

3. The form that is present on the 鈥楧ownload MBA Brochure鈥 page does not听contain听any听fieldset听or legend. Additionally, on the 鈥極ur Students鈥 page the 鈥楩ilter By鈥 dropdowns were not grouped. This could affect screen reader users by making it more difficult to understand. Because the relationship between the form fields and Related form elements are not grouped with听fieldset/legend. 鈥

This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships). We are planning to group all related form elements together by a听fieldset/legend,听e.g.听the user's home听address听and work address fields. After this remediation, the three distinct sections of personal details, study intentions, and professional details will be grouped together. We are aiming to complete this by January 2026.

4.听On the 鈥楧ownload MBA Brochure鈥 page when form fields received focus, the visible boundaries have low contrast ratio against the page background. The play button on a video on the 鈥楬ome鈥 page lack contrast when hovered.听Additionally, on the 鈥楬ome鈥, 鈥楳BA Landing鈥, 鈥楩ull-Time MBA鈥, 鈥楳asters Landing鈥, and 鈥楩ull-Time MBA (FTMBA) Admissions鈥 pages, the blue calls to action are displayed on a blue background when received focus, the focus indicator has a contrast ratio of less than 3:1 against the background. There is also not enough contrast between the visual boundaries of user interface components in a selected or focused state and the background. These may affect users with low vision or colour blindness.

This fails WCAG 2.2 criterion 1.4.11 (Non-Text Contrast). We are aiming to correct contrast issues by December 2026.

5.听On the 鈥楧ownload MBA Brochure鈥 page, the 鈥楶lease select鈥 placeholders within the form dropdowns have a听low colour听contrast ratio against their background. The red asterisks on the 鈥楧ownload MBA Brochure鈥 page have a low contrast ratio. These may affect users with low vision or colour blindness. This fails WCAG 2.2 criterion 1.4.3 (Contrast minimum). We are aiming to address all contrast issues by December 2026.

6.听On the 鈥楧ownload MBA Brochure鈥 page after applying custom CSS styles, text within the form, including the 鈥楽tay Informed鈥 section below it, does not receive custom styling. This could affect users who rely on custom CSS styles to make text more readable.听This fails WCAG 2.2 AA 1.4.12 (Text Spacing). We are aiming to achieve custom styling abilities on form texts by December 2026.听

7.听On the 鈥楧ownload MBA Brochure鈥 page mandatory fields are听indicated听using an asterisk, with no message informing the user what the asterisks represented. It is expected that a message is present to inform users, such as 鈥楢ll fields marked with an asterisk are required鈥. This could affect users, particularly those with cognitive impairments or who are unfamiliar with the convention of using an asterisk to denote mandatory fields, as they may not understand which fields are听required.听

This fails WCAG 2.2 criterion 3.3.2 (Labels on instructions). We are aiming to add relevant instructions (such as 鈥渞equired鈥) to form elements, or we will provide听the relevant information within the element's label (or if a label is not provided, within the element's title attribute) to explain what is required such as a specific format, value, or length. We are planning to complete this work by December 2026.听

8.听On the 'Download MBA Brochure鈥 page, the visual boundaries of form field elements have a low colour contrast ratio against the page background. This may cause users, with low vision, or with colour blindness difficulties as it will make it difficult to distinguish the edges of each form field. This fails WCAG 2.2 criterion 1.4.11 (Non-Text contrast). We are aiming to resolve these contrast issues by December 2026.

9.听There are pre-recorded videos on this website that do not have either a descriptive text transcript or an audio description track. This could affect users who are blind or have low vision, as they may miss important visual information conveyed in the videos that听is听not provided through audio听description.听This fails WCAG 2.2 criteria 1.2.3 and 1.2.5 (Audio Description or Media Alternative). We are aiming to include either a descriptive text or audio descriptive tracks on to the pre-recorded videos by December 2026.

Disproportionate Burden

N/A.

Content that鈥檚 not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

The accessibility regulations听听if they鈥檙e not essential to providing our services.

No PDF is used.

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

Live videos

We do try our best to add captions to live videos as much as possible, even though live video is听.

What we鈥檙e doing to improve accessibility

We are working on the findings of our latest accessibility鈥痶esting and鈥痑re aiming to resolve all issues listed under Non-compliance section above. We are aiming to meet the WCAG 2.2 AA standards as best as we can with all our new content.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020, reviewed on the 17 August 2023.
Last reviewed on 09 December 2025.听

This website was last tested on 15 August 2025. The test was carried out by external accessibility quality assurance consultancy company Zoonou.听听听

A total of 10 pages were tested against (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA standards. These pages were chosen based on recency of creation, traffic and variety of website components and content available across the pages.听

URLs that were tested on our latest accessibility audit

  1. Business School听Homepage
  2. MBA Landing
  3. Full-Time MBA (FTMBA) Homepage
  4. Masters Landing听听
  5. Programmes Landing
  6. Download an MBA听Brochure
  7. Compare our MBA听Programmes
  8. Our听Students
  9. Full-Time MBA (FTMBA) Admissions
  10. Events Landing听

Test environments听

  • Chrome听139听- JAWS (desktop screen reader)听
  • Edge听139- NVDA (desktop screen reader)听
  • Safari听17听- macOS听VoiceOver听(desktop screen reader)听
  • Safari听18听- iOS听VoiceOver听(mobile screen reader)听
  • Chrome听139听-听TalkBack听(mobile screen reader)听
  • Windows Magnifier (screen magnifier)听
  • Chrome听139听- Dragon Naturally Speaking (speech recognition)