This accessibility statement applies to content published on Health Education England’s Genomics Education Programme genomicseducation.hee.nhs.uk domain.
This website is run by Health Education England’s Genomics Education Programme (HEE GEP). It is designed to be used by as many people as possible. The text should be clear and simple to understand. You should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without problems;
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard;
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software; and
- use most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
How accessible this website is:
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. This website is one of 120 Health Education England (HEE) websites, and our approach to testing and addressing accessibility issues is outlined in the HEE disproportionate burden statement.
For example:
- some pages and document attachments are not clearly written;
- some pages are not capable of zooming to 300% without text spilling off the screen;
- some pages are not easily navigable without a mouse;
- some tables do not have row headers;
- some pages have poor colour contrast;
- some heading elements are not consistent;
- some images do not have good alternative text;
- some buttons are not correctly identified;
- some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls;
- many documents are in PDF format and are not accessible;
- some content is embedded on pages, such as maps and videos, and these cannot be easily scaled on screen; and
- some data visualisation tools used in our websites currently use inaccessible technologies such as PowerBI and Tableau.
How to request content in an accessible format
If you need information on this website in a different format, please contact us and tell us:
- the web address (URL) of the content;
- your name and email address; and
- the format you need, for example, audio CD, braille, BSL or large print, accessible PDF
We will consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are 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 team at: genomicseducation@hee.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 contact us with a complaint and are not happy with our response, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
HEE’s GEP is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the accessibility regulations.
Compliance Status
Our website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.
Disproportionate burden
We’ve assessed the cost of fixing the issues with navigation and accessing information, and with interactive tools and transactions. We believe that doing so now would be a disproportionate burden within the meaning of the accessibility regulations.
You can read the HEE disproportionate burden statement.
HEE are building a new National Website Platform onto which our website will sit. This new platform will be assessed for compliance with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. The first phase of this is planned to be launched in summer 2021.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
We plan to fix the most viewed documents on this website (top 5%), or replace them with accessible HTML pages.
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. For example, we do not plan to fix rarely viewed documents that are not required for essential services.
Where possible, any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards. Where this is not possible, we will endeavour to make the information available in an accessible format. If you need documents in a different format, such as accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please email: comms@hee.nhs.uk
To report any problems or request documents in an alternative format, please contact us.
What we are doing to improve accessibility
HEE have a long-term, Government Digital Service (GDS) approved project, currently entering its beta phase, designed to specifically address the rationalisation and reduction of the existing legacy web estate and to make all of its websites fully compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, as a minimum. This project will create a digital service that aims to replace the multiple website management systems with a single platform for all its websites, including national, regional, local and programmes – like gov.uk or BBC.co.uk. Central to this service will be ensuring accessibility and a fully inclusive user experience. This service will start to go live in summer 2021.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 22 September 2020.
The HEE approach to accessibility testing is described in the disproportionate burden statement.
