Accessibility Statement
This accessibility statement applies to dhtsnhs.uk
This website is run by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. 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
- zoom in up to 300% 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
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader
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:
- Selecting the embedded Google Map with the tab key on the keyboard causes the page to scroll to the top, however the next tab stop returns to the correct point in the page.
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: requestsujala@leicspart.nhs.uk
- Telephone: 0116 295 4747
- Fax: 0116 295 7015
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, please contact the communications team at: feedback@leicspart.nhs.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
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust 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 non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Navigating to a component using the keyboard triggers an unexpected change of context, this fails WCAG 3.2.1.
We plan to address the above issue by the end of December 2022.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our pages link to PDF documents provided by external organisations for additional content. Whilst these documents are outside of our control, we will update links to web page content where possible when articles are reviewed.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was last reviewed on 17th February 2022.
This website was last tested on 8th February 2022. The test was carried out in-house by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust using the Accessibility Insights for Web tool.
We used a sample of pages for testing which covered different content types, including written and video content.