Elsevier Regional Health Book Shops Accessibility Statement

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Elsevier Regional Health Book Shops Accessibility Statement

Last updated on June 27, 2025

Accessibility Statement

Elsevier is committed to web accessibility for all, regardless of ability or disability. We work continually to improve the accessibility and usability of Elsevier's Regional Health Book Shops and Checkout*. Informed by web accessibility standards. Accessibility is an ideal and responsibility that we share with our scholarly community. We strive to make this website and its contents WCAG 2.1 level AA conformant.

*The Elsevier's Regional Health Book shops and checkout comprises the following domains:

Standards Conformance

Elsevier endeavours to meet all guidelines and standards established by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA conformance, and Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act. These guidelines define how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities, and conformance to them improves the web's usability for all people.

For a detailed review of how Elsevier's Regional Health Book Shops conforms with WCAG 2.1 success criteria, please refer to our Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR), otherwise knowns as a VPAT. This document was produced by the members of the Elsevier Digital Accessibility Team.

Elsevier Regional Health Book Shops VPAT

Accessibility Metadata for eBooks

The product information pages display accessibility metadata, enabling eBook consumers to easily discover the accessibility features present in the format(s) available.

Accessibility Measures at Elsevier

Accessibility is a product development priority at Elsevier, and full standards compliance is represented on our product roadmaps. We promote training awareness of accessibility principles among our employees, providing opportunities and resources for them to further develop web accessibility expertise. We maintain a dedicated internal accessibility team to evaluate, support, and improve web accessibility on our platforms. Read more about Elsevier’s Accessibility Approach.

Accessibility Support and Feedback

If you have accessibility questions about the products within the Regional Health Stores or need assistance completing a purchase because of a disability, please contact our Digital Accessibility Team ([email protected]). If you require general support regarding Elsevier's Regional Heath Book Shops please contact us via one of the options found at the bottom of this page.

Accessibility Features

Structural Markup

Main navigation links are consistent across pages in our Regional Health Book Shops. Site structure is standardized, as all pages comprise 3 sections:

A header area that includes the main navigation
A main content area
A footer

When Cascading Styles Sheets (CSS) are disabled, or when using assistive technology, the 3 sections are read in the above order.

Most content and features are operable using only the keyboard. Most of the content of static pages can be accessed with JavaScript disabled in the web browser.

Skip Navigation Link

Keyboard users may bypass repetitive elements at the top of each page by immediately tabbing to the first interactive item, which is a “Skip to Main Content” link. This allows users to jump to the main section of the current page context.

Visual Design and Mobile Display

All pages and content are responsive and may be enlarged using standard browser controls or screen magnification software.

Text has sufficient contrast (4.5:1 for small text; 3:1 for large text) with its corresponding background to be clearly legible in almost all areas of the site. Links are visually distinguished from text, and most interactive elements also have obvious visual hover and focus states.