Accessibility statement for lms.mrc.ac.uk
This accessibility statement applies to lms.mrc.ac.uk.
This website is run by LMS Laboratory of Medical Sciences. 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)
- Skip to content on all pages
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:
- You cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- Most older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
- The hierarchy of some page headings is incorrect
- Some URL link text does not describe its purpose or destination
Feedback and contact information
If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:
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 2 days.
If you cannot view the map on our contact us page, call or email us for directions.
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
LMS Laboratory of Medical Sciences 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 (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
- Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information
- Some video and audio files on our site do not have audio description, transcripts or captions. Where possible we have provided caption files for any video that is not hosted on YouTube
- The hierarchy of some page headings is incorrect. This means that information may be presented in the wrong order to people using assistive technology
- Some URL link text does not describe its purpose or destination. This means that it is not always clear where a link will take the user
- Older PDF documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
We’re working with accessibility experts to fix the issues identified in this accessibility statement and aim to fix these by December 2025.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 06/11/24. It was last reviewed on 06/11/24.
This website was last tested on 06/11/24 against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.
We completed both a manual and automated audit of this website using lighthouse to review a sample of webpages within this site on 06/11/24.