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Our commitment to making medicine information accessible to everyone. Last updated: 19 March 2026.
Our accessibility commitment and compliance status
This accessibility statement applies to the findmeds.uk website at www.findmeds.uk.
This website is run by the findmeds.uk team. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
We have also made the website text as simple and clear as possible given the clinical nature of the content.
AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How this website conforms to accessibility standards
This website conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA.
We have undertaken a thorough review of the website against the WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criteria. This includes testing for:
Built-in tools and design choices that support accessibility
Navigate the entire website using only a keyboard. A skip-to-content link appears on focus, and all interactive elements have visible focus indicators with a 3px outline.
Semantic HTML with proper landmarks (header, nav, main, footer), ARIA attributes, live regions for dynamic announcements, and descriptive labels on all interactive elements.
Full dark mode support that respects your system preference or can be toggled manually. Both themes maintain colour contrast ratios exceeding WCAG AAA (7:1).
Light mode achieves 21:1 contrast; dark mode achieves 14.5:1. Our accessibility widget offers high contrast mode, reduced saturation, and link highlighting.
Minimum font size of 12px (0.75rem) across the entire site. All text uses rem-based sizing that scales with browser font settings. Adjustable line and letter spacing.
Our accessibility widget includes a narrator that reads page content aloud using the Web Speech API, with adjustable speech rate from 0.6x to 1.2x speed.
Quick profiles for dyslexia support including alternative fonts, increased letter spacing, and line height adjustments via the accessibility widget.
Minimum 44x44px touch targets on mobile. Larger cursor option available. All interactive elements have clear hover and focus states with appropriate pointer cursors.
Content reflows correctly up to 400% zoom with no horizontal scrolling. Responsive design adapts from mobile (320px) to ultra-wide displays.
The accessibility widget can display all headings and landmark regions on the current page, allowing you to jump directly to any section.
Fully respects the prefers-reduced-motion setting. All animations — including the aurora background, staggered entrances, and transitions — are disabled when this preference is set.
A comprehensive print stylesheet hides navigation chrome, normalises colours, expands collapsed sections, and displays link URLs. Optimised for A4 output.
Links to professionally translated NHS health information in 26 languages and 4 accessible formats (British Sign Language, Audio, Easy Read, Large Print).
Drug names, clinical codes, and licensed content are marked with translate='no' to prevent machine translation from corrupting medical identifiers.
A built-in panel with 18+ customisation options
The accessibility widget is available on every page via the button in the bottom-right corner. It provides:
Quick profiles are available for common needs: Focus, Dyslexia, Vision, and Motor. All settings persist across sessions in your browser's local storage.
Content areas where accessibility may be limited
While we strive for full accessibility, some content areas have inherent limitations:
If you find any content on this website that you cannot access, please report it as an issue and we will work to resolve it.
How to contact us about accessibility issues
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, please let us know:
Use our issue reporting form to describe the problem. Select "Accessibility" as the category if available.
Contact us at accessibility@findmeds.uk with details of the issue you encountered.
When reporting an accessibility issue, please include:
We will review all accessibility feedback and aim to respond within 5 working days.
What to do if you are not satisfied with our response
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").
While findmeds.uk is not a public sector body, we voluntarily follow these regulations as a matter of best practice. If you are not happy with how we respond to your complaint, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
How we built and tested for accessibility
This website is built with:
The website is designed to be compatible with:
This website was tested against WCAG 2.2 Level AA using a combination of:
Pages tested include the home page, medicine search, medicine detail pages, pharmacy search, interaction checker, comparison tool, and all static pages (privacy policy, terms, about our data).
Our ongoing commitment to accessibility
Accessibility is an ongoing commitment. We continuously work to improve the accessibility of this website by:
Recent accessibility improvements include a comprehensive audit across every page, enforcement of a 12px minimum font size, 44px minimum touch targets on mobile, enhanced ARIA labelling, breadcrumb navigation on all pages, and a reorganised footer with 26 languages and 4 accessible formats.
This statement was prepared on 19 March 2026 and was last reviewed on 19 March 2026.