This website (history.org.uk) is designed to be as accessible and usable as possible for every user, and the website was built following common web standards.

Accessibility Policy

Our goal is to meet Level AA standard of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1). These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities, and user-friendly for everyone. Wherever possible we aim to:

• Create content that can be presented in different ways, including by assistive technologies, without losing meaning.
• Make it easier for users to see and hear content.
• Make all functionality available from a keyboard.
• Give users enough time to read and use content.
• Do not use content that causes seizures.
• Help users navigate and find content.
• Make text readable and understandable.
• Make content appear and operate in predictable ways.
• Help users avoid and correct mistakes.
• Maximize compatibility with current and future user tools.

We are still working towards full implementation of some of these goals, and not all will be achievable for some older content (e.g. older PDFs, films and podcasts). We are also looking at ways to provide text alternatives for some non-text content and to provide captions for new films, but are not currently able to offer these for the majority of existing content.

If you are experiencing accessibility difficulties with our content please get in touch via websitemanager@history.org.uk and we will do our best to assist.