Accessibility Statement
NIHR is committed to making its websites and mobile applications accessible, in accordance with national legislation transposing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and the Council. We also work 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 (WCAG) 2.1, due to the non-compliance features listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed in the below sections is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Apart from the exemptions listed below, this site is fully compliant with the accessibility regulations.
PDF documents
This site contains several PDF documents which are conversions of documents approved by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). Every effort has been made to make these as accessible as possible. Each document has been checked for accessibility using the Adobe Acrobat Pro accessibility function, and where issues were identified, steps have been taken to resolve them where possible.
Google Slides documents
This site contains Google Slides documents that have been presented by DHSC representatives during the Research Delivery Network transition period. Every effort has been made to make these as accessible as possible. Many Google Workspace applications, including Google Slides, offer a variety of accessibility support solutions to aid users who have additional accessibility requirements. For example, Google Slides can integrate with screen reader and screen magnifier software.
Google Sites accessibility limitations
The breakdown of the existing Google Sites accessibility issues summarises the existing accessibility issues with Google Sites. Fixing for these accessibility issues is the responsibility of Google as providers of the Google Sites product. Therefore, fixes for these issues are beyond NIHR control. The only resolution to fixing these issues ourselves is to change website hosts to another supplier. We’ve assessed the cost of fixing these issues and believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations. We continue to work with Google in providing feedback and collaborating to ensure Google’s products are as accessible as possible.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
All content in this site is within the scope of the WCAG 2.1 accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared in September 2023. It was last reviewed on 4 October 2023.
We used a third-party accessibility tool called WAVE to test the accessibility of this website. WAVE can automatically identify many accessibility issues, but also facilitates human evaluation of web content. Read a full explanation of how this tool works on the WAVE website.
Feedback and contact information
If you wish to report any accessibility challenges in using this website, or if you require any information on this website in a different format, please contact Dr Jackie Wilson via rrdn@nihr.ac.uk.
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 30 days. If you do not receive a response, please contact the NIHR Service Desk at 0207 333 5060 (internal or external) or visit the NIHR Support website.
Enforcement procedure
If you do not receive a response to the above request, please contact the NIHR Service Desk (details above) for further escalation.
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).
This website has been built using Google Sites. Please see the following link to the NIHR Hub Accessibility Statement which gives more information regarding the general use of Google Sites, including contact details for users who require further accessibility support.