Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to learningforinvolvement.org.uk.

This website is run by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). 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

> navigate most of the website using just a keyboard

> navigate most of the website using 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 believe that the website is partially compliant WCAG 2.1 AA criteria, if you find any issues using the site please contact us.

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:

> email ced@nihr.ac.uk

> call 020 8843 7117

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 days.

 

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:

> email ced@nihr.ac.uk

> call 020 8843 7117

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

National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) 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

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the exemptions and non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

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

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some documents that have been developed by NIHR are currently provided as PDF documents and are not able to comply with the requirements of the web accessibility standard. We plan to ensure this content is in an accessible format on this website by September 2021.

The documents below are hosted in PDF format on this website but an accessible HTML version can be found elsewhere:

The documents below are only available in PDF on this website. If you require an alternative format please contact ced@nihr.ac.uk

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

User-generated content: Some of the content on this website is third-party content that is neither funded nor developed by us, nor under our control and is therefore exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 29/03/2021.

This website was last tested on 07/12/20. The test was carried out by Woven Agency.

We tested all the main section pages on the website, with sampling of the Resources pages, using a combination of manual testing, testing with assistive technology including VoiceOver (on Mac OS) and NVDA (on Windows) and some automated tools.