How accessible is this website?
REACT is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. It currently meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) A standard with many aspects also meeting AA. However, we are aware that the accessibility of our site is highly variable and that our site requires considerable improvement and a substantial effort to achieve the AAA standard to which we aspire.
What to do if you cannot access parts of this website and reporting issues
While REACT strives to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website.
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read formatting or audio recording, please contact reactconsortium@lstmed.ac.uk (link sends e-mail)
If you think that we are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us at reactconsortium@lstmed.ac.uk (link sends e-mail). We will acknowledge your query within 7 working days.
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). (link is external)
Non-accessible content
Some of the material on this website may not currently meet accessibility standards and we are working to address some of those issues, eg YouTube subtitling.
Our use of reCAPTCHA to protect our contact form is not fully accessible. If you need to contact us, please email at reactconsortium@lstmed.ac.uk
Other issues may include PDFs and older Microsoft Office Files. We do not intend to amend these documents, but you can request an alternative version.
Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
LSTM’s website may include content that is not within the scope on accessibility regulations. This includes but is not limited to:
- Live video
How we tested this website
We appointed Welton Media to build this website, systematically checking the site against a set of the W3C WAI Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 published by Elsevier (link is external).
How we are improving accessibility
We will ensure that documents and in scope content is made accessible upon creation and are working to address other accessibility issues.
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