Accessibility
Accessibility statement for British Online Archives
This website is run by Microform Imaging Ltd. We aim for 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 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
- listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
We have 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
Some parts of this website are not fully accessible, for example:
- some images lack suitable alt text
- some form inputs lack a label
- iframes for embedded media (such as support videos or podcasts) do not have a title attribute
- descriptive text transcript or audio description are not currently provided for our support videos
- heading levels are not always sequential (i.e. h1, h2, h3)
For full technical information on areas of the website that are not fully accessible, jump to the Technical section of this statement.
What to do if you cannot access parts of this website
Please email info@britishonlinearchives.com if you need information on this website in a different format. For example, accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille.
We will consider your request and get back to you in 1-2 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We are always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you have any further suggestions or are concerned this website is not meeting accessibility requirements please email info@britishonlinearchives.com.
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).
Contact us
- By email: info@britishonlinearchives.com
- By phone: +44 (0)1924 825700
- In person:
British Online Archives
Our headquarters are open Monday to Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm, and Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm. We kindly advise contacting us before visiting in person to ensure someone is on hand to deal with your enquiry.
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
British Online Archives is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AA standard.
Accessibility Conformance Report
Please review our Accessibility Conformance Report for a full list of inaccessible or partially accessible content.
Disproportionate burden
Interactive tools and transactions
- We utilise a library to display some of our older collections, called PDF.js. This may introduce accessibility difficulties with PDFs which are out of our control, such as text flow issues when using screen readers.
- We also utilise a library to display our more recent collections, called UniversalViewer. Accessibility information for UniversalViewer can be found in our Accessibility Conformance Report under "13. Resources".
- We include embedded media such as Transistor.fm podcasts, Vimeo videos, or social media share buttons. We may have limited control over the accessibility of this type of content.
Content that is not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
- None applicable.
How we tested this website
This website was last tested on 14th January 2025 internally.
You can read our full Accessibility Conformance Report document for further detail on BOA's accessibility.
This statement was initially prepared on 5th February 2020. It was last updated on 14th January 2025.
We review our accessibility standards every 3 months. The next review is due in April 2025.