Find Recruit and Follow up Accessibility Statement

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to the findrecruitandfollowup.nihr.ac.uk. We want as many people as possible to be able to use our website, and we have designed it to be accessible. On this website, you should be able to:

• change colours, contrast levels, and fonts

• zoom in up to 400% without text spilling off the screen 

• navigate most of the website, using just a keyboard

• navigate most of the website using speech recognition software

• read most of the website on devices without a screen, such as a Braille computer

• listen to most of the website using a screen reader, including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver

We have made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

If you have a disability, AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use. 

How accessible this website is

We know that the following parts of the Find, Recruit and Follow-up (FRF) website could be more accessible:

• Videos across the site are hosted by third party websites for example youtube.com which are not as accessible as they could be. We do provide alternative ways to engage with this content.

Feedback and contact information

If you would like to give feedback about the Find, Recruit and Follow-up website, please complete our feedback form or get in touch with the FRF central team via the FRF central team contact form.

If you need information in a different format, such as an accessible PDF or large print - please contact the FRF central team via the FRF central team contact form. We will consider your request and respond to you within 5 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with the Find, Recruit and Follow-up Website

We continually aim to improve the accessibility of the Find, Recruit and Follow-up website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page, or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us via the FRF central team contact form.

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 are 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 is committed to making websites 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 non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

Non accessible content

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

 Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

We know there are some sections of the website that do not fully meet accessibility standards and these are provided by third-party suppliers. These are as follows: 

• Videos across the site are hosted by a third-party website, youtube.com. On the majority of content we provide alternative ways to engage. Please find below the exact error caused that cannot be fixed due to this being a third-party service:

• The videos are shown in the element lists and are read out as content by screen readers. However the controls for the video player do not display in the form field element list. These controls are hidden on the video until a user accesses the video, as they are part of the functionality of the YouTube player.  Therefore, we cannot amend the accessibility of video controls.  4.1.2 Name, Role, Value of WCAG 2.1.

How we tested this website

In January 2024, The Shaw Trust conducted an audit of the Find, Recruit and Follow-up website, from which common accessibility issues across the website were identified.

The website was evaluated against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) V2.1 up to conformance level AA. Automated evaluation tools and manual testing by an experienced in-house pan-disabled testing team were utilised to complete a comprehensive accessibility audit.

Preparation of this accessibility statementThis statement was prepared on 29th January 2024. It was last reviewed on 25th April 2024.