Think Health Think Nature is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This accessibility statement applies to this NHS Highland corporate website: Think Health Think Nature.
Our commitment to web accessibility standards
Think Health Think Nature is committed to our website and web resources being accessible to all users. We’re continuously working to make this site as accessible and usable as possible for all abilities and disabilities. This includes older audiences and those with visual, hearing, cognitive or motor impairments.
- We try to make our website text simple to understand, by using plain English wherever appropriate.
- We use subtitles for media content wherever possible.
- We rarely use data tables in page text, preferring in-line text layouts responsive to various display sizes.
We also try to make our site easy to use with assistive technologies by using:
- easier-to-read colours
- larger fonts
- keyboard-only navigation
This means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts using browser functionality
- zoom in up to 400 per cent 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
- interact with most of the website using a screen reader (including recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
Feedback and contact information
Reporting accessibility problems
Let us know if you cannot access any part of this site or want to report an accessibility problem.
Contact us by email via: info@thinkhealththinknature.scot
Alternative languages and formats
If you need information on this website in an alternative language or format please get in touch.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed here.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons:
- Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
All Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word document formats linked to on this site may not be fully accessible. Either we make these documents as accessible as we can, or we provide an HTML alternative. Wherever possible, we avoid publishing PDF documents and create content as structured web pages in HTML instead.
Some of these documents are not fully accessible to screen reader software. For example:
- documents do not have a logical structure based on tags and headings
- document properties are missing such as title, subject, author and keywords,
- tables do not have column and row headers
- images do not have text alternatives.
Third party embedded content
Third party content which is embedded into our site may not fully conform to WCAG 2.1 AA. Embedded content we use comprises:
- YouTube video
- Vimeo video
- Google maps
Content is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Many of our older PDF documents do not meet accessibility standards. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. We do have plans to remove or replace some of the PDFs with more accessible content alternatives.
Videos
Some of our older videos may not meet accessibility standards because they do not have captions. The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix videos published before 23 September 2020.
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
Internal reviews are conducted on content published to this website, and design system components used to construct the site. This website’s accessibility will be reviewed on a regular basis and we will update this statement with any relevant changes.
Work is ongoing to:
- update PDF documents to be more accessible
- make sure new documents are accessible before they are published
- publish documents in HTML wherever possible, rather than PDF
- inform staff of the importance of accessibility, and how to make their documents more accessible
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). They are an independent advice service which can advise you on what to do next.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 16th April 2024 following an assessment by the website developer and our third party website developers. It is next due to be reviewed on 16th April 2025.
Web accessibility resources
Visit AbilityNet for help in making your computer work best for you, including “how to” guides to make your device easier to use if you have a disability.
The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) develops standards and support materials to help understanding and implementation of accessibility.