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This accessibility statement applies to the National Historic Ships website at https://www.nationalhistoricships.org.uk/
This website is run by National Historic Ships UK. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
We’ve also made the website text 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
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible, for example:
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print or easy read:
We’ll consider your request and try to respond to you within 21 days.
Contacting us by phone or meeting us in person
If you are deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment and need assistance when contacting us by phone or meeting us in person, then please visit www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk for support or advice:
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website and we welcome your feedback. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please:
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).
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
National Historic Ships UK is committed to making its website 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.
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
General PDF files
There are 10 PDFs on this website which are not exempt from the regulations, but which do not currently comply with them. These PDFs generally contain readable text content but have not been tagged or formatted to raise their accessibility up to the required standards. These PDFs therefore typically fail the following WCAG 2.1 success criteria:
Should you find any PDF's that are not accessible please contact info@nationalhistoricships.org.uk to bring this to our attention or to request accessible versions.
Many of these PDFs are due to be replaced before the end of April 2024 and will be made accessible in their new versions.
We are also working to replace all the other inaccessible PDFs which fall within the scope of the public sector website accessibility regulations with accessible formats and expect to have completed this work by June 2021.
Images
Some images do not have a text alternative, so people using a screen reader cannot access the information. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.1.1 (non-text content).
We plan to add text alternatives for all images by end 2021. When we publish new content, we’ll make sure our use of images meets accessibility standards.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
PDFs and other documents
The accessibility regulations do not require us to fix PDFs or other documents published before 23 September 2018 if they’re not essential to providing our services. Any new PDFs or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards.
Our website was last tested on 3rd September 2020. The test was carried out by Axis 12 and involved a full automated scan of every page of the site using Sitemorse. Over 2000 pages were tested and a report produced which provides a prioritised roadmap allowing us to work towards full compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
Using the test report, we can now plan to improve accessibility on this website. We will continually work with our web developer to ensure any additions to our website meet the correct standards.
We are also:
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 21 September 2020. It was last reviewed on 21 September 2020.
National Historic Ships UK acknowledges the financial support of its sponsors