This accessibility statement applies to the Check a vaccination appointment website.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This means you should be able to:
- Change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser functionality.
- Zoom in up to 400 per cent without the text spilling off the screen.
- Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard.
- Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software.
- Interact with most of the website using a screen reader (including recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).
- We also try to make the website text as simple as possible to understand.
If you have a disability, AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use.
We know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Content can be repetitive with some screen readers, such as NVDA. This is a known effect of the NHS Design System which was used on this website.
- Page navigation on this website works slightly differently to other NHS websites as it behaves more like an application. It should still be fully accessible although it may be different to other NHS websites.
- We have disabled autocomplete because of the nature of the website (Identify input purpose 1.3.5). Users will be using the website repeatedly, entering different information each time. They will be also accessing the website on shared devices. Autocomplete would not be helpful for these use cases.
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. Contact us if you have an accessibility query including:
- Issues with accessing information or using this website.
- An accessibility problem not listed on this statement.
- Any positive feedback about this website’s accessibility.
If you contact us with a complaint and you are not happy with our response contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
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").
We're committed to making this website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, with the following caveat listed below.
We will continue to test accessibility on all new features and improvements to the service with each release.
This statement was prepared on 8 March 2021.
This website was tested on 20 January 2021 by NHS Digital and on 17 February 2021 by Nomensa. Together, they performed an expert evaluation of all pages within the website against all level A and AA success criteria of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1.