Accessibility
What works today, and what does not yet. A list of features with no gaps in it would not be honest.
What is supported
- Screen readers
- Every page is built from real headings, lists, tables and form labels. Landmarks are used so you can skip straight to the main content.
- Keyboard navigation
- Everything you can do with a pointer can be done from the keyboard, and the focus outline is visible on every background we use.
- Scalable text
- Text size can be increased to large or extra large from your preferences without breaking any layout.
- Contrast
- A high-contrast setting darkens body text and strengthens the hairlines used to separate content.
- Reduced motion
- If your device asks for reduced motion, animations and transitions are switched off.
- Captions and transcripts
- Live sessions carry captions in the session language. Transcripts follow within 72 hours, and each session listing says which caption languages exist.
- Low bandwidth
- Pages are text-first and work on a slow connection. Audio-only joining is supported for most sessions, and downloads are always something you choose.
- Printing
- A consultation card prints on its own, without the AskHer navigation around it.
What is not there yet
- Sign-language interpretation is available at some listed practices with notice. It is not available for AskHer Sessions yet.
- Transcripts exist in the session language. Translated transcripts are only produced for some sessions, and the listing says which.
- Reviewed audio explanations exist in English, Tamil and Hindi. Other languages are text only.
- Some older explanations have not yet been checked against our current heading and table structure.
If something here blocks you, tell us. Accessibility requests go to the community advisory panel and what changed because of them is published.
Accessibility in Find care
You can filter practices by step-free access, interpreter availability and chaperone availability. Every accessibility detail on a location page is labelled with where it came from — the practice told us, we checked it, or it is awaiting confirmation.
An unconfirmed accessibility claim is worse than none, so please call ahead where a page says the detail has not been confirmed recently.