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Accessibility

Chest is a Jisc enterprise. Jisc is a registered charity (number 1149740) and a company limited by guarantee which is registered in England under Company No. 5747339, VAT No. GB 197 0632 86.

If you have any questions about this accessibility statement, then please call 0300 121 0878 or email help@chest.ac.uk.

Accessibility Statement

This accessibility statement applies to Chest.ac.uk.

This website is run by Chest on behalf of Jisc. 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% without the text spilling off the screen
  • 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 (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.

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 elements and pages may have poor colour contrast.
  • Some tables do not have row headers.
  • Some heading elements are not consistent.
  • Some images do not have appropriate alternative text.
  • Some documents are in PDF format and are not accessible.
  • There may be issues with some interactive elements.
  • Some buttons are not correctly identified.
  • Some error messages are not clearly associated with form controls.
  • You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text.
  • Some of our online forms are difficult to navigate using just a keyboard.
  • You cannot skip to the main content when using a screen reader.

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:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in [insert number] 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:

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

Chest is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is not compliant with the WCAG version 2.2 AA standard, due to the following non-compliances and exemptions.

Non-accessible content

The content is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
  • Some images don't contain alternative text to describe the image, which does not meet WCAG version 2.2 AA - 1.1.1 Non-text Content.
  • Some elements and pages may have poor colour contrast.
  • Some tables do not have row headers.
  • Some heading elements are not structured consistently.
  • Some buttons do not have appropriate alternate text.
  • Error messages on some forms are unclear or not properly associated with form controls.
Disproportionate burden

We have determined that it would be a disproportionate burden to meet all the requirements for the following reasons:

  • Making improvements would exceed the budget for the year and leave Chest unable to carry out other essential work, while not significantly improving the experience for disabled users.
Content not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
  • PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 are out of scope of the regulations.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

  • We are conducting regular accessibility reviews.
  • We are working towards improving the accessibility of our digital assets where possible.
  • We aim to update non-accessible content where feasible and necessary.

Accessibility governance

  • Accessibility compliance last reviewed: October 2024
  • Has a published accessibility statement? Yes
  • Accessibility statement date: 5 February 2025
  • WCAG standards - Accessibility compliance level: Non Compliant
  • Regulations - Accessibility compliance level: [insert level]
  • Number of unique WCAG 2.2 A & AA code exceptions: 15

Accessibility testing

  • Accessibility last tested: February 2024

Cookie governance

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 5 February 2025. It was last reviewed on 5 February 2025.

This website was last tested on [insert date]. The test was carried out by [insert name of organisation or indicate if it was an internal test].

We used this approach to decide on a sample of pages to test: [insert link to explanation of how pages were selected].

Accessibility statement version: 2.0.0

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