Accessibility statement for NHS Scotland Academy LMS

This accessibility statement applies to the NHS Scotland Academy's Moodle Learning Management System.

This website is run by NHS Scotland Academy. 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)

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:

  • older PDF documents that we make link to are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • there may be third party videos linked to that may not be captioned or be limited to automatic captions

Moodle accessibility conformance report

Moodle conformance report (opens in a new window)

Third-party accessibility links

Several third-party tools are integrated into or linked from Moodle.

Detailed information about the accessibility of these tools can be found below:

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements or if you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille, please contact:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 days.

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

NHS Education for Scotland 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) 2.1 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances and exemptions listed below.

  • non-compliances - this means the content in question is in scope of the regulations, but there’s an accessibility problem with it
  • an exemption - this means the inaccessible content is out of scope of the regulations, or it’d be a disproportionate burden for you to make it accessible

Non-compliances

Contrast issues with page elements

There are colour contrast issues on some elements:

Exemptions

  • older PDF documents that we make link to are not fully accessible to screen reader software
  • there may be third party videos linked to that may not be captioned or be limited to automatic captions

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on October 2024. It was last reviewed on 13 November 2024.

How we tested

  • WAVE accessibility browser extension
  • Lighthouse (F12 tools in Microsoft Edge)
  • NVDA

Accessibility plan

From October 2024 the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 will require websites meet the WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standard .

It is expected that the November 2024 update to Moodle (4.5) will meet these new accessibility requirements and the site will be updated when feasible.