Accessibility statement for the Altrincham Online Book of Remembrance
This accessibility statement applies to https://www.remembrance-books.com/Altrincham
This website is run by F.G. Marshall Ltd. We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. For example, that means you should be able to:
- zoom in up to 300% for clear images of the artowk and calligraphy
- navigate most of the website using just a keyboard
How accessible this website is
We know some parts of this website are not fully accessible:
- as this is an online book featuring scanned calligraphy and artwork from the real book of remembrance, we are aware these images of the pages aren't currently compatible with screen readers
- you cannot modify the line height or spacing of text
- some keyboard navigation may be difficult
Feedback and contact information
If you would like us to send you a transcription of a family entry you can contact us at:
- [email protected]
- 01372 274386
We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 14 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, contact: [email protected]
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
Our telephone number is: 01372274386
Technical information about this website’s accessibility
F.G. Marshall 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
This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to [insert one of the following: ‘the exemptions’ listed below.
Non-accessible content
The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.
Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations
- We are aware the website only currently works well in landscape mode on mobile devices. We are looking at ways to improve this.
- We are aware the website's artwork and calligraphy is not compatible with screen readers - please see dissproportionate burnen section for more information.
Disproportionate burden
Our team go to great lengths to create a realistic online duplicate of the real Book of Remembrance. The pages from the book are scanned in our studios, are processed and are then uploaded to the online book of remembrance. This means we display real scans of the calligraphy and artwork present in the book, of which there are hundreds of pages and thousands of entries and artwork which frequently spans many volumes, sometimes dating back over 50 years. As a result of this, to transcribe every line of calligrpahy and describe every emblem for compatibilty with e-readers is unfortunately cost prohibitive.
However we are continually monitoring emerging technology which could potentially help automate this process. At present AI and OCR technologies are not at a suitable level of accuracy to be able to offer good transriptions of the calligraphy - let alone descriptions of the emblem artwork, however it is our goal to continually review and improve the websites and we hope this could be a possibility soon as these technologies improve in accuracy.
Should you have issues viewing your family entry and would like us to send you a digital transcript of this - please contact us on 0137 2274386 or at [email protected] and we will arrange to email you this.
Navigation and accessing information
It’s not always possible to change the device orientation from horizontal to vertical without making it more difficult to view the content.
It’s not possible for users to change text size.
Preparation of this accessibility statement
This statement was prepared on 17/02/2022. It was last reviewed on 17/02/2022. This website was last tested on17/02/2022. The test was carried out by F.G. Marshall Ltd.
We used this approach to deciding on a sample of pages to test - all pages of the book and website structure were reviewed.
