Web Content & Editorial - Royal United Hospital Bath NHS Trust

3. Assessment of impact: ‘Equality analysis’Based upon any data you have considered, or the results of consultation or research, use thespaces below to demonstrate you have analysed how the service or policy:• Meets any particular needs of equalities groups or helps promote equality insome way.• Could have a negative or adverse impact for any of the equalities groups3.1 GenderIdentify the impact/potentialimpact of the policy onwomen and men. (Arethere any issues regardingpregnancy and maternity?)3.2 TransgenderIdentify the impact/potentialimpact of the policy ontransgender people3.3 DisabilityIdentify the impact/potentialimpact of the policy ondisabled people (ensureconsideration of a range ofimpairments including bothphysical and mentalimpairments)Examples of whatthe service hasdone to promoteequalityN/AN/AEnsuring thewebsites are ascompliant withW3C guidelines aspossible andregularly auditingthe sitesExamples of actual or potentialnegative or adverse impact andwhat steps have been or could betaken to address thisIf a webpage is not correctly codedit can prevent some groups fromusing the sites. To ensure the agood experience the Web Teamfollows good practice such as:Using the correct in thecodeEnsuring all link names makesense if read out of contextUsing code aimed specific atscreen readers, to optimise theusers experience of the siteUsing alternative text to describeimages ( tags).Using Cascading Style Sheets(CSS) - this allows users withDyslexia to use their own CSS toallow for better reading, typicallythey would want to change thecolour of the page to increase thecontrast.Document name: Web Content and Editorial Policy Ref: 321Issue date: October 2012Status: ApprovedAuthors: Louette Eagles and Pete Suters Page 25 of 27