Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared in May 2021 and last reviewed in May 2021.
This website was last tested on 31 May 2021 by the RoR team supported by Michael Stock, the software engineer in charge of designing and developing the website.
How accessible this website is
The type of pages in this website are:
- Description and summary text
- One introductory video
- Discussion forums
- Registration forms
- Search filters
- Location maps
- One About us page including photographs and images of logos of various organisations
All the text displayed on the website uses html.
The images used to represent organisations, photographs and topics within pages have Alt-text descriptors.
The video uses only background music so a description file was created to provide an overview of its contents.
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in large print or easy read format, an audio recording or Braille please email
We will review your request and get back to you in three to five working days.
We would like to ensure that the accessibility of this website meets your requirements. If you find any problems not listed on this accessibility statement, please contact the RoR team at
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’).
You may contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/ for further information.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Compliance status
This website has been checked for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 AA standard. The following items describe some compliance limitations which we will work to resolve as resources become available.
Non-accessible content with the accessibility regulations
Non-accessible images. The image icons used within the boxes in the landing page are not alt-text described, which does not comply with WCAG success criterion 1.4.5 images of text. This limitation is due to the location and use for these images, which is not to deliver content but to illustrate the text in the boxes.
In future, registration of a study will include a feature to add content related to the study (e.g., an image of a poster or an abstract for a publication). This content will be hosted on our website but are not produced by the RoR team and won’t be editable. Such content may include images or text that may not comply with WCAG standards.
Readibility
The Flesch Kincaid Reading Ease test on the content in the Home page, About us and Contact us tabs was 31.7% These results indicate a readability level of college or university (25 average words per sentence and 167 syllables per 100 words).
Steps being taken to ensure accessibility of the website
- We will continue to generate content using html.
- We will encourage members of the RoR registry/hub to upload documents that meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines requirements.
- We will revise the text to simplify sentences and decrease the use of the passive voice.