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Heriot-Watt University

This report is based on an automated assessment of 125 webpages on 24th April 2026.
90
%Great

Accessibility

  • 34th place in UK Universities

WCAG Levels

These measure compliance against the WCAG 2.2 standard. What does this mean?
  • Level A - 96.7%
  • Level AA - 83.9%
  • Level AAA - 79.4%

Recommendations

Accessibility recommendations
PriorityRecommendationProgress
High Priority
Ensure controls clearly indicate when they are selected
WCAG 2.2 AAA 2.4.13
27%
High Priority
Ensure controls change appearance when they are selected
WCAG 2.0 AA 2.4.7
88.4%
High Priority
Ensure content is not too difficult to understand
WCAG 2.0 AAA 3.1.5
39.5%
High Priority
Ensure focus is not fully obscured
WCAG 2.2 AA 2.4.11
98.7%
High Priority
Identify the purpose of fields programmatically
WCAG 2.1 AA 1.3.5
56%

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