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Accessibility statement for the Ministry of Time Travel: online mission

This accessibility statement applies to:

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:

  • The second challenge is currently not accessible for all users due to short time limits and text in images
  • It is not possible to manipulate all properties of the text in the tool

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: whatson@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.

Second challenge is not accessible

There is one key accessibility issues with the second challenge in the tool:

  • 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 are investigating this issue and hope to resolve it by June 2026.

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 are investigating this issue and hope to resolve it by June 2026.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 27 July 2023. It was last reviewed on 7 May 2026.

This website was last tested on 11 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.