Accessibility statement for Health for Kids
This accessibility statement applies to www.healthforkids.co.uk
This website is run by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. 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 300% 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
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:
- the games in the ‘Kids’ section of the website are not accessible using the keyboard
- there is moving content on the games pages that cannot be paused
- some buttons are missing role and description information to assist users with screen readers
- some elements on pages do not have sufficient contrast between the foreground and background colours
Assistive software
We use Recite Me, a piece of software included for every visitor to our website that adds instant access to supportive features, including text-to-speech, translation and magnification tools.
Click here to find out more about the Recite Me accessibility toolbar.
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: lpt.pals@nhs.net
- Telephone: 0116 295 0830
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, please contact the communications team at: lpt.communications@nhs.net
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
Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust 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 2.2 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
Some buttons do not have discernible text, this fails WCAG 4.1.2.
When using the keyboard to navigate the ‘Kids’ section, some pages do not show a visual indicator for the tab focus, this fails WCAG 2.4.3.
Parts of the search function and results do not have sufficient contrast between the foreground and background colours, this fails WCAG 1.4.3.
Some links on the search results pages do not have discernible text, this fails WCAG 2.44 and WCAG 4.1.2.
Some elements of the news pages on the ‘Grownups’ section do not have sufficient contrast between the foreground and background colours, this fails WCAG 1.4.3.
Some elements of the news pages on the ‘Grownups’ section do not use supported ARIA attributes, this fails WCAG 4.1.2.
We plan to address the above issues by the end of December 2026.
Disproportionate Burden
Games are unable to be accessed when using the keyboard, this fails WCAG 2.1.1.
Some pages with games feature content that moves on the screen without a means to pause it, this fails WCAG 2.2.2.
Due to the costs involved in redeveloping the games, we are unable to commit to resolving the issues at this time. This will be reviewed by the end of December 2027.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
Some of our pages link to PDF documents provided by external organisations for additional content. Whilst these documents are outside of our control, we will update links to web page content where possible when articles are reviewed.
Live video
We do not plan to add captions to live video streams because live video is exempt from meeting the accessibility regulations.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was last reviewed on 20th August 2026.
This website was last tested on 2nd June 2026. The test was carried out in-house by Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust using the Accessibility Insights for Web tool.
We used a sample of pages for testing which covered different content types, including written and interactive content.
