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Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, MALSC
Accessibility statement
Welcome to our local studies image database for Medway.
Accessibility statement for Medway Images
This accessibility statement applies to the Medway Council Medway Images website (https://apps.medway.gov.uk/apps/medwayimages/search.asp). This website provides access to digitised images of photographs held in the collections at Medway Archives Centre. Medway Images is a directory of images and prints in a collection derived from local government departments and contributions donated to us with unknown provenance. The website application is built and maintain by Medway Council however content and metadata are pulled from an application developed by Idox.
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How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- You can't bypass content that is repeated on multiple pages
- You can't bypass repetitive content using a keyboard
- Some of the links are not described very well
- Some of the mark-up language is incorrect or incomplete
- Some headings are not properly coded as headings
- Content on the catalogue does not reflow when the browser zoom is activated
- Some of the page text is 'clipped' when the text is resized
Feedback and contact informationPlease contact us by phoning 01634 333333 if you have an accessibility query, including:
- if you are experiencing issues accessing any of the information on the Medway Images website
- if you need information on this website in a different format (like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille)
We'll consider your request and get back to you in 5 working days.
Reporting accessibility problems with this website
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, then please let us know by phoning 01634 333333.
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
We provide a text relay service for people who are deaf, hearing impaired or have a speech impediment. The number is 18001 01634 333333.
Our offices have audio induction loops. Or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter.
Find out how to contact and visit us in person.
Technical information about this website's accessibility
Medway 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
Medway Council Heritage Services online catalogue is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the known accessibility issues below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
Navigation
- There is no way to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple pages (such as the homepage and results pages) (WCAG 2.4.1)
- There is not a keyboard-accessible method (a 'skip-link') to bypass repetitive content (WCAG 2.4.1)
Links indistinguishable from text
- Some of the links are not adequately described by the link text alone, or by the link text together with preceding page context (WCAG 2.4.4)
HTML encoding
- Some of the mark-up language is incorrect or incomplete (WCAG 4.1.1)
- Some headings are not properly coded as headings, and text that looks like a heading must be coded as a heading (WCAG 1.3.1, WCAG 2.4.1, WCAG 2.4.6)
- Widgets with visible labels/instructions should also be programmed as such (WCAG 1.3.1, WCAG 2.5.3)
- Widgets must have a label and/or instructions that identify the expected input-WCAG 3.3.2
- A <table> element must be coded correctly as a data table or a layout table-WCAG 1.3.1
- Words and phrases that are visually emphasized must be contained within semantically correct containers-WCAG 1.3.1
Resizing the browser and text
- Pages are not responsive: elements will not resize or stack when viewed on devices with a different width such as iPad and mobile (WCAG 1.4.10)
- Users must be able to resize text, without using assistive technology, up to 200% with no loss of content or functionality (WCAG 1.4.4)
Content that's not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
The digital images on Medway Images are surrogate copies of archive heritage items and they are exempt under Section 4 (2) (f) of the Regulations. There is currently no automated or cost-efficient way to extract any text embedded within the images nor, within the current Medway Images system, to extract the metadata sitting alongside each image to embed as alternative text within each image.
What we're doing to improve accessibility
We are working towards ensuring that the Medway Images website, or its replacement, is compliant by September 2021.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 25th September 2020. It was last reviewed on 25th September 2020.
This website was last tested on 7th September 2020. The test was carried out by staff at Medway Council. We used Accessibility Insights for Web and tested the homepage and results page, and a selection of results pages (such as this example of the Mitre Inn and Clarence Hotel in Chatham).
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