Accessibility Statement

This website is run by Isle of Wight 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 using browser or device settings
zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
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.

In addition, we include ReciteMe, a web accessibility toolbar that provides a host of functionality including:

A hover to speak function
A translation tool
Text to speech tool
Text magnifier

How accessible this website is

We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software.
Some of our older videos may not have captions. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix videos published before 23 September 2020.
Some images may not have a text alternative, as new content is uploaded, we will make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.

We are actively working to address these issues as part of an ongoing programme to improve the accessibility of this website.

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact: iownt.comms@nhs.net

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

email: iownt.PatientExperience@nhs.net
call: 01983 534420

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 7 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’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

Isle of Wight 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Some of the older PDFs accessible via our website are not currently meeting accessibility requirements. When we publish new PDF documents we’ll make sure they meet accessibility standards.

Disproportionate burden

Many of the PDFs on our website do not meet the requirements to be considered fully accessible. The resource and financial cost of making our historic PDF documents and Board Papers compliant with all accessibility standards on the website would be a disproportionate burden on our organisation.

Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations

PDFs and other documents

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.

Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.