Accessibility
The National Archives is committed to making its website at pronom.nationalarchives.gov.uk accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations.
The Digital Archiving team at The National Archives maintains the PRONOM service.
This page explains how the team works to ensure this site is accessible.
We mirror the GOV.UK accessibility strategy to improve the accessibility of PRONOM.
Accessibility statement for pronom.nationalarchives.gov.uk
This statement applies to content published on pronom.nationalarchives.gov.uk.
This website is run by The National Archives Digital Archiving team. 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 problems
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
- navigate most of the website using just a mouse and on-screen 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’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.
Feedback and contact information
The National Archives Digital Archiving team is always looking to improve the accessibility of this website. If you find any problems that are not listed on this page or think this website is not meeting accessibility requirements, email us at webmaster@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
The National Archives Digital Archiving team will review your request and get back to you in 2 working days.
Enforcement procedure
The National Archives Digital Archiving team is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
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 contact us with a complaint and you’re not happy with our response, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
Compliance status
The PRONOM website at pronom.nationalarchives.gov.uk is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.2 AA standard. Non-accessible content is documented in the next section.
Non-accessible content
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
There is currently no known non-compliant content in the National Archives PRONOM website.
Disproportionate burden
We do not currently make any claims of disproportionate burden for any of our services.
Content that’s not within the scope of the accessibility regulations
The accessibility regulations apply to all portions of the National Archives PRONOM website.
We do not have any content within these products which we consider to be outside the scope of the accessibility regulations.
Other identified and tracked accessibility concerns
Above and beyond non-compliant content, we also track accessibility concerns which:
- show strong evidence of being accessibility barriers
- do not constitute a failure in one or more WCAG 2.2 Level AA criteria
- are not classified as non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- are determined as worth featuring in this accessibility statement
There are currently no known accessibility concerns in the National Archives PRONOM website which we have determined to be worth featuring in this accessibility statement.
Testing our products for accessibility
The National Archives PRONOM website was last tested internally for accessibility issues on .
How the National Archives Digital Archiving team makes their websites accessible
The National Archives Digital Archiving team works to make sure the PRONOM website is accessible.
Where possible, the team aims to research components and patterns with a representative range of users, including those with disabilities.
We also test components to make sure they work with a broad range of browsers, devices and assistive technologies — including screen magnifiers, screen readers and speech recognition tools.
When we publish new content, we’ll continue to make sure that it meets accessibility standards.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on . It was last reviewed on .