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Digital Accessibility Statement for PMI Victorian History Library website

This is a digital accessibility statement from PMI Victorian History Library Inc.

Measures to support web accessibility

PMI Victorian History Library Inc. takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of PMI Victorian History Library website:

  • Appoint an accessibility officer and/or ombudsperson.
  • Assign clear accessibility goals and responsibilities.
  • Employ formal accessibility quality assurance methods.

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA. PMI Victorian History Library website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Known limitations

PMI Victorian History Library Inc. is a small nonprofit history library with a website and a physical heritage collection. We are working to improve accessibility over time, but some parts of our digital and collection material may not yet be fully accessible. Known limitations may include:

Website

  • Older PDF documents, such as past newsletters, guides, and finding aids, that were created before current accessible-document practices were in place.
  • Video content, including content on the library’s YouTube channel, that may not have captions available for every video.
  • Third-party embedded content, linked websites, catalogue software, and external history or genealogy databases, such as Trove or Ancestry, that are not controlled by PMI Victorian History Library Inc. We cannot guarantee the accessibility of these third-party services or websites.

Digitised collection content

  • Scanned archival documents, historical photographs, and older collection items in our online catalogue that may be images without OCR text or suitable alternative text, which can make them difficult or impossible to use with screen readers.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of PMI Victorian History Library website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers on PMI Victorian History Library website. We aim to respond within 5 business days and work with you to find a solution:

Date

This statement was created on 6 August 2026.