Accessibility Statement for Lothian Sexual Health’s website
This accessibility statement applies to www.lothiansexualhealth.scot
This website is run by the Chalmers Centre, NHS Lothian’s sexual health team. 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 without text spilling off the screen
- Navigate most of the website using a keyboard
- Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software Listen to the website text being read by a screen reader
We’ve tried to make 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 the site are not fully accessible:
Most older PDF documents aren’t fully accessible to screen reader software Some videos may not have captions
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format, such as large print, easy read, audio recording please contact:
Karen.Clough@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
We’ll consider your request and get back to you as soon as possible.
If you cannot view the map in the website footer please call us for directions on 0131 536 1070.
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:
karen.Clough@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
We provide a text relay service for people who are deaf, hearing impaired, or have a speech impediment.
Our clinics have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Lothian Sexual Health 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 WCAG 2.1 A standards – elements that load from external sources are beyond the control of Lothian Sexual Health and outwith the scope of the regulations.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our PDFs and Word documents are essential to providing our services. For example, we have PDFs with information on how users can access our services, and forms published as Word documents.
External scripts
Some of the code is loaded from external sources such as Google (for Analytics etc) and may not comply with accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 11th June 2021.