Petition · Department of Health and Social Care
Ban NHS services from purchasing accessibility overlays, plugins or toolbars
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87 signatures
What the petition asks
Prohibit all NHS bodies from purchasing or using accessibility overlays, toolbars, plugins or widgets. The Government should instead mandate that all NHS digital infrastructure meets WCAG 2.2 AA standards natively, ensuring full compatibility with users' own assistive technologies.
Accessibility overlays, toolbars and plugins often hinder disabled users by interfering with assistive technology. The NHS Service Manual advises against these "widgets," as they fail the 2018 Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations. We want a ban on spending any NHS funds on these products in favour of natively accessible code.
Timeline
| 24 Apr 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
87
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department of Health and Social Care
Opened
24 Apr 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.