Accessibility Statement

Accessibility statement for museumofoxford.org

This accessibility statement applies to museumofoxford.org

This website is run by Oxford City Council. 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 using browser or device settings
• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• navigate most of the website using a keyboard or speech recognition software
• listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)

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:

• There may not be multiple ways to access a page
• Some text does not have very high contrast (AAA)
• PDFs fail multiple accessibility criterion

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact museum@oxford.gov.uk

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

• email museum@oxford.gov.uk
• call +44 (0) 1865 252 334
• write to Museum of Oxford, Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX

We’ll consider your request and get back to you within 10 days.

If you cannot view the map on our ‘contact us’ page, call or email us for directions.

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).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

Oxford City Council 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

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AAA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2 AAA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Text contrast

1. Some text does not have a very high contrast ratio. This fails the WCAG 2.0 AAA success criterion 1.4.6

We are satisfied that current text contrast ratios pass WCAG 2.2 AA standards and will not be pursuing WCAG 2.2 AAA in this area at the current time.

Navigation and accessing information

1. Some pages may not be able to be accessed in multiple ways. This fails the WCAG 2.0 AA success criterion 2.4.5

We are working to ensure all pages can be accessed in multiple ways and this should be complete by week commencing 11^th November 2024.

PDF documents are not accessible

1. Long PDF documents do not use bookmarks to aid navigation. This fails the WCAG 2.0 AA success criterion 2.4.5
2. Some PDF documents do not specify a default language. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 3.1.1
3. Some PDF documents do not have headings specified. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.3.1
4. Some PDF documents cannot be read by screen readers. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.1.1
5. Some PDF documents do not have titles. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 2.4.2
6. Some PDF documents do not have a sufficient text contrast ratio. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.4.3
7. Some PDF documents contain content which is not in a meaningful sequence. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.3.2
8. Some PDF documents are not tagged. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.3.1

We plan to remedy the above issues with PDF documents by April 2025.

Disproportionate burden

Issues with third party element labels and IDs

1. Some labels within the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin (third party) may not point to valid IDs. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.3.1
2. Some table headings within the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin (third party) do not contain a ‘scope’. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 1.3.1
3. Some element IDs are duplicated within the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin (third party) and The Events Calendar plugin (third party). This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 4.1.1

Third party content inaccessible to screen readers

1. Some links within the SmashBalloon Instagram Feed plugin (third party) cannot be read by screen readers. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 4.1.2
2. Iframes within Google reCAPTCHA boxes (third party) do not have an appropriate title. This fails the WCAG 2.0 A success criterion 2.4.1

Navigation inconsistencies with third party services

1. Some navigation elements within The Events Calendar plugin (third party) do not remain consistent. This fails the WCAG 2.0 AA success criterion 3.2.3

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 4^th November 2024. It was last reviewed on 5^th November 2024.

This website was last tested on 1^st November 2024 against the WCAG 2.2 AAA standard.

The test was carried out by XIST2. All pages were tested using automated testing tools provided by Silktide and manually reviewed by XIST2 and the Museum of Oxford team.