Accessibility

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This accessibility statement applies to www.nrscotland.gov.uk.

National Records of Scotland runs this website. We designed it so as many people as possible can use it.

 You should be able to:

• use your web browser to change colours, contrast levels and fonts
• zoom in up to 500% without loss of information
• navigate the website using just a keyboard
• navigate the website using speech recognition software
• listen to the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver)
• access the website using a mobile or tablet

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.

Compliance Status

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

Non-accessible Content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reason(s):

non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Forms

If there’s a change in what is being presented on a page because of an action taken, the screen reader is not informed of the change to the page. This doesn’t meet WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.3 (status messages).

Documents

Some document formats such as PDF, MS Word and Excel may not be fully accessible. We plan to either fix these or replace them with accessible HTML pages.

This fails WCAG success criteria:

• non-text content 1.1.1
• info and relationships 1.3.1
• meaningful sequence 1.3.2
• multiple ways 2.4.5

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We’re working towards meeting the regulations by:

• using the Scottish Government Design System which has accessible styles, components and patterns
• adopting an HTML-first approach for new content
• any new PDFs, Excel or Word documents we publish will meet accessibility standards
• continuing to provide guidance to staff in creating accessible content
• use automated and manual accessibility testing and monitoring
• being open to suggestions, additions or the reporting of accessibility problems

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

We prepared this statement on 25th November 2024.

NRS last tested this website on the 15th November 2024. This was undertaken by the NRS Digital Engineering team using a variety of manual and automated testing tools against the WCAG 2.2 AA standard.

We last reviewed this statement on 19th November 2024.

Feedback and Contact Information

We want to find ways to improve the accessibility of this website.

If you find any problems or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, please contact us with details.

Enforcement Procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’).