Our commitment
The Athenaeum is committed to making its public surface, physical sites, and collections services accessible to the widest possible range of visitors, researchers, and partners. Access needs are considered at all stages of planning, not as an afterthought.
Accessibility provision extends to language, sensory practice, morphology, temporality, mobility, memory continuity, and the requirements of entities whose access needs fall outside any standard framework. We recognise that the standard framework begins from premises that are not universal.
Known limitations
The public website is designed to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards. Some documents linked from the policy section are in legacy formats. Some collections pages contain text in languages and scripts for which no translation is currently available; these are labelled as such.
Physical access to the conservation building is available on request. Sites 03 and 04 present approach conditions that cannot currently be modified for all visitors; alternative access arrangements may be available through the Registrar.
Alternative formats
Information is available in alternative formats on request, including large print, audio, plain text, and — where technically feasible — mediated contact. Requests should be directed to the Access team with at least ten working days' notice where possible.
Feedback
Feedback on accessibility is welcomed and will be taken into account in ongoing improvement. Feedback can be submitted through the Complaints Procedure (MA-POL-008) or directly to the Access team.