Accessibility statement

  • Published: 30 September 2024
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Accessibility statement for rdn.nihr.ac.uk

This accessibility statement applies to rdn.nihr.ac.uk

This website is run by The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Delivery Network (RDN). 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

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • Some alt text for images is innacurrate

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:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in five working days.

Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person

We are a distributed organisation, with offices across the country. You can find out more about our organisational structure on our NIHR governance page.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact the NIHR website team at enquiries@nihr.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 ‘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 NIHR RDN 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 listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Non-accesible images

A small number of images have incorrect alt text, or do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.2 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).

We plan to add suitable text alternatives for all images by January 2025. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We are working to fix content which fails to meet accessibility standards. We are engaging with third parties to audit and test our website, and are committed to resolving any issues.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 30 September 2024. It was last reviewed on 30 September 2024.

This website was last tested on 30 September 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

Key pages and components have been tested internally, both manually and with automated testing tools. A further audit by a third party will be undertaken within 6 months.