This accessibility statement applies to the website of the Urology Services Inquiry urologyservicesinquiry.org.uk.
How accessible this website is
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 on most of the website
- 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.
You can find advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability by going to the AbilityNet website.
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible. For example:
- the link in the Cookies banner fails colour contrast
- our website includes PDF documents which are not fully accessible to screen reader software
Feedback and contact information
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page, or have a query relating to the accessibility of our website, contact:
- Email:
We aim to get back to you in 20 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) 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 query or issue, contact the ECNI.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The Urology Services Inquiry is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is not compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard. The non-compliances and exemptions are listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
The content that is not accessible is outlined below with details of:
- the accessibility problem(s)
- where it fails the success criteria, and
- when we plan to fix it
Developer issues
- Colour contrast in the Cookies banner between link text and background does not meet the expected ratio of 4:5:1. (WCAG 2.1, Level AA, 1.4.3)
We intend to address these issues by October 2021.
Documents
Some documents are non-accessible for a number of reasons which may result in a loss of meaning for users of screen readers or present issues for users with moderately low vision. For example, some documents:
- do not have a correct reading order. This fails WCAG 2.1, Level A, 1.3.1 (info and relationships) and WCAG 2.1, Level A, 1.3.2 (meaningful sequence)
- have incorrectly tagged headings and document titles. This fails WCAG 2.1, Level A, 2.4.2 (page titled) and WCAG 2.1, Level A, 1.3.1 (info and relationships)
- do not have alternative text for images. This fails WCAG 2.1, Level A, 1.1.1 (non-text content)
- have tables are not marked up correctly. This fails WCAG 2.1, Level A, 1.3.1 (info and relationships) and WCAG 2.1, Level A, 1.1.1 (non-text content)
Disproportionate burden
Not applicable. We intend to repair the parts of our website with accessibility issues by September 2022.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We intend to repair the parts of our website with accessibility issues by September 2022.
If you require specific documents in an alternative or accessible format, please contact us to discuss your requirements.
How we tested this website
We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to decide on a sample of pages to test.
This website was tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level A and level A in September 2021.
You can find out more information about the testing method used on Gov.uk.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 8th September 2021. It was last updated on 14th September 2021.