Accessibility statement for the Kew Archive Catalogue website
This accessibility statement applies to the website at
https://www2.calmview.co.uk/kew/calmview/
This website is run by Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and is partially compliant with WCAG 2.0 Level A assessment and is looking to incorporate elements of WCAG 2.0 Level AA to improve accessibility. For example, that means you should be able to:
- change colours, contrast levels and fonts
- zoom in up to 300% without the text spilling off the screen
- 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)
- access the site on smaller devices.
How accessible this website is
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible.
Some non-compliance issues include:-
- Images are missing text descriptions
- Information is indicated using colour alone
- Content doesn't reflow to adapt to small viewport sizes
- Non-text content has insufficient colour contrast
- Text has insufficient colour contrast
- Interactive controls can't be used with a keyboard
- Interactive controls or components don't have an accessible role, state or name Status messages aren't announced by screen readers
Feedback and contact information
If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille: Email: email
info@kew.org.Reporting accessibility problems with this website
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of these websites. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:
info@kew.org.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’). Further guidance is available from the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/Technical information about this website’s accessibility
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.
Disproportionate and Undue burden
Due to the nature of the Collections, some data is historically incomplete or unavailable. Where possible, Kew will work to resolve accessibility issues raised by Users however this may represent disproportionate or undue burden to achieve full compliance. In these cases, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew will provide details, on request, on why full compliance is not achievable.
Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations Exemption for 'historical content'. Older documents may not be compliant with accessibility standards. Kew’s Collections contain image data back to 1840s, with many images not including verified textual descriptors. To ensure historical integrity, text has not been added however textual descriptions are available at complementary sites. Feedback from users will be assessed and re-evaluate if the user need is proven. A strategy will then be developed to assess how textual contact can be authentically added to historical records.
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew will give their best effort on making sure newly added information is as accessible as possible.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
What we’re doing to improve accessibility
This Archives Catalogue is a key part of Kew’s Digital Collections which is aspiring to open up access to all of Kew Collections.
| Comment | Status |
| Page text is styled as headings but not marked up in the HTML as heading elements. | In each of these cases, we are working with our software provider to access improvements that can be made to current and future versions. This work is ongoing. |
| Structure of the Showcase list of links should be improved. |
| Visually hidden Carousel Play/Pause button is only available to people using a keyboard or screen reader. |
| Carousel Next and Previous controls have insufficient contrast with background colour. |
| Hierarchy Browser expand/collapse links don’t have sufficient info |
| Main page navigation has multiple labels which don’t sufficiently describe navigation’s topic of purpose |
| Focused elements are obscured or hidden by the Cookie Manager. |
| Cookie Manager content is missing an appropriate role and name |
| Error text not providing enough context after search form submission |
| Search error notifications not announced by screen readers |
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 27 March 2024.
This website was last tested on 31 January 2024. The test was carried out by
Nomensa Ltd.
The testing used a combination of accessibility evaluation tools, visual inspection of code and testing with assistive technology to evaluate a representative subset of 18 test samples across 10 pages.
For further details about Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew website accessibility see:
Website accessibility | Kew