Accessibility Statement

Models of Authority: Scottish Charters and the Emergence of Government is a resource for the study of the contents, script and physical appearance of the corpus of Scottish charters which survives from 1100–1250. Through close examination of the diplomatic and palaeographic features of the charters, the project will explore the evidence for developments in the perception of royal government during a crucial period in Scottish history.

This website is maintained by King's Digital Lab. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

For example, this 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 just a keyboard;
  • navigate most of the website using speech recognition software;
  • skip to the main content when using a screen reader;
  • browse the main content without any readability issues;
  • listen to most of the website using a screen reader (including the most recent versions of JAWS, NVDA and VoiceOver).

We have 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 and are listed in the non accessible content section below.

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 kdl-info@kdl.ac.uk

We will consider your request and get back to you in 15 working days.

Reporting accessibility problems with this website

We are always looking to improve the accessibility of our websites. If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we are not meeting accessibility requirements, contact us using the email listed above. Please include as many details as you can, such as a link to every page where the issue is occurring and screenshots or other supporting media, whenever possible.

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

King's Digital Lab is committed to making its websites accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA 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

  • Twitter section has improper usage of styling attributes
    The Twitter section on the homepage does not use the correct styling attributes in HTML tags. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships). It cannot be changed currently because it is an embedded javascript plugin but we are looking at solutions to fix it.
  • Incorrect hierarchical headings
    Headings on some pages are not organised hierarchically. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships). This is the responsibility of the project’s content editors which we have no contol of.
  • Images are not free of text
    The majority of images have text within. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion (1.4.5 Images of Text). Due to the nature of the project, this is unavoidable but where possible, transcriptions have been included.
  • Images lack alternative text
    Images do not have alternative text. This fails WCAG 2.1 AA success criterion 1.1.1 (Non-text Context). This is the responsibility of the project’s content editors and have informed them.
  • Lightbox
    The lightbox (http://www.modelsofauthority.ac.uk/lightbox/) was developed externally by a third party which we have no control of. It has several known accessibility issues which include:
    • Insufficient color contrast
    • Image search input has no description
    • Button and slider handle are not highlighted
    • Language of the page has not been set

Disproportionate burden

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This website was tested on 30 August 2020. The test was carried out by King's Digital Lab.

We used Siteimprove Accessibility Checker plugin to assess compliance with WCAG and tested the above pages with built-in assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision.

This statement was prepared on 24 September 2020. It was last updated on 12 November 2020. This page is based on the sample template provided by gov.uk.