Accessibility statement for Guy’s and St Thomas’ Education and Events website
This accessibility statement applies to Guy’s and St Thomas’ Education and Events website
This website is run by Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust Commercial Services team. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- listen to 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.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
Please note that we cannot guarantee the accessibility of third party websites, documents and multimedia content that we may link to.
How accessible is this website?
We know some part of this website are not fully accessible:
- Videos do not include an audio description
How to request information in an accessible format
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:
- email [email protected]
We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon possible.
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 email [email protected].
Enforcement procedure
If you contact us with a complaint and you’re 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’).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation 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 2.2 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
Videos
Some videos are not accessible in a number of ways including missing audio description and some text alternatives. This means users with visual impairments may not be able to see the content. This fails WCAG 1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded).
We plan to add audio description and text alternatives for all videos by December 2022. When we publish new content we’ll make sure our use of videos meets accessibility standards.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 14 April 2022. It was last updated on 8 August 2024.
The most recent accessibility audit of this website was carried out by Mixd on 8 March 2024 using a representative sample of pages.