Accessibility statement for the Ministry of Time Travel: Induction Mission
This accessibility statement applies to:
- The Ministry of Time Travel website: https://national-archives-mott.netlify.app/
This website is run by The National Archives. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 200%
- navigate the website using just a keyboard
- listen to the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We’ve also made the website content as simple as possible to understand. AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
How accessible this website is
Most of our site is accessible and it conforms with WCAG2.1 AA standard. We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- Videos are missing audio descriptions
- The second challenge is currently not accessible for all users due to short time limits and text in images
- Visible focus indicators have insufficient contrast against the background colours
- 2 buttons are currently not keyboard operable while using NVDA screen reader
- Some French language terms have no language attributes
- It is not possible to manipulate all properties of the text in the tool
- Some text links are unclear
Feedback and contact information
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements: Whats.on@nationalarchives.gov.uk
Enforcement procedure
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Contacting us by phone or visiting us in person
You can contact us by phone, email or Live chat. We provide information about visiting in person. People with health conditions or impairments that may impact their visit can find out more.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
The National Archives is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
Compliance status
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to ‘the non-compliances and exemptions’ listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Videos are missing audio descriptions
While most of the relevant content in the videos is spoken, there is relevant contextual information at times. This is available in text transcripts but not in an audio description. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.2.5 (Audio Description (Prerecorded)).
We plan to resolve this issue by adding audio descriptions to all videos by April 2024
Second challenge is not accessible
There are 2 key accessibility issues with the second challenge in the tool:
• The challenge relies on identification of text in images, which some users will not be able to achieve. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.4.5 (Images of Text).
• Due to the nature of the challenge, there are time limits on each section, which cannot be extended or switched off. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.2.1 (Timing Adjustable)
We plan to resolve these issues by adding an accessible alternative to the entire challenge by April 2024
Visible focus indication
The visible focus indicator on the site has insufficient contrast against the background colours. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.4.11 (Non-text Contrast).
We plan to resolve this issue by changing the colour and style of the focus indicator by April 2024
French language attributes
In the final mission there are several French words/phrases included in otherwise English text. These have no French language attributes so screen readers will not pronounce them correctly. This fails WCAG success criterion 3.1.2 (Language of Parts).
We plan to resolve this issue by adding French language attributes to each word/phrase by April 2024
Buttons not keyboard operable
Two of the ‘next’ buttons in the tool are not keyboard operable while using the NVDA screen reader. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.1.1 (Keyboard).
We plan to make these keyboard operable by April 2024
Text formatting
It is not possible to manipulate all of the text properties in some parts of the tool, e.g. while you can change colour and font size, you cannot change line height and word spacing. This fails WCAG success criterion 1.4.12 (Text Spacing).
We plan to resolve these issues by April 2024
Unclear link purpose
Most links on the tool should be clear without needing the context of surrounding text. There are 2 links on the final page of the tool that are not clear currently. This fails WCAG success criterion 2.4.4 (Link Purpose (In Context)).
We plan to resolve this issue by April 2024
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 27th July 2023. It was last reviewed on 14 November 2023.
This website was last tested on 11th July 2023. This website was tested for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines V2.1 level A and level AA, and the test was carried out by Web Usability Partnership Ltd.
We used the Website Accessibility Conformance Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) approach to select a sample of pages to test.