PETITIONOpenPetition · petition.parliament.uk
Ban NHS services from purchasing accessibility overlays, plugins or toolbars
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.
Last fetched 03 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk
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Government response threshold (10,000) · 73/10,000
Debate threshold (100,000) · 73/100,000
Background
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.