Accessibility

Published: 28 September 2023
Version: 1.0

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This accessibility statement applies to the NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Environmental Change website, https://ghrcentre-ncdec.nihr.ac.uk/opens a new window

This website is run by the NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and Environmental Change.
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
  • zoom in up to 400% with text staying visible on the screen, and most images scaling without resolution loss
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
  • read most of the website using a screen reader, including the latest versions of JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver
  • read most of the website on devices without a screen, like a braille computer
  • use the website, though not the search, even if Javascript is switched off.

We’ve made the website text as simple as possible to understand, using plain English wherever possible.

Some of our content is technical, and contains scientific terms and language. In some instances we have not been able to simplify the wording without changing the meaning of the text.

If you have a problem accessing any documents then AbilityNet has advice to help you make your device easier to use.

How accessible this website is

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

  • We have some documents in PDF and other formats not designed for accessibility.
  • Some content is embedded in our website, such as videos, and you cannot easily scale these on screen (but you can open a full screen version)
  • Some content embedded in our HTML documents is not fully accessible.

Unsupported browsers

The vast majority of our website works correctly on any web technology.

For security reasons, we only support TLS 1.2 and higher security protocols, and this means that some older browsers will not show the site.

Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and while the site may work in more recent versions of IE, we do not recommend its use.

You may experience unexpected behaviour in other browsers, although we use fully validated code which should work on any other browser.

Feedback and contact information

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

  • Email AShandilya@georgeinstitute.org.in

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in ten working days.

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, contact the NIHR website team at AShandilya@georgeinstitute.org.in

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

The NIHR 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 2.1 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

Links that are broken or have non-accessible formatting

We scan the site monthly for broken links, and look to fix them as soon as they are identified.

Non-accessible images or video

We strive to make all of our content accessible. We are aware of the following issues with images and video on our site:

  • Video content uses automated closed captioning and transcripting, and this is often inaccurate. We review these captions and ensure their accuracy manually.

Non-accessible documents

Our site favours the HTML format for documents.

PDFs are not able to comply with the requirements of the web accessibility standard, and we do not generally upload new PDFs. Where we do create new PDFs, we use the PDF/UA standard which is more accessible. In some cases we provide printable PDF versions of documents, such as our Annual Report, which are available to supplement HTML versions.