Declaration of accessibility

The National Heritage Institute is committed to making its websites accessible in accordance with Act No. 99/2019 Coll., on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications and Amending Act No. 365/2000 Coll., on Public Administration Information Systems, as amended, which implements Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

This Accessibility Statement applies in particular to the websites operated by the National Heritage Institute under the npu.cz domain and to the related presentation websites of individual heritage sites administered by the National Heritage Institute.

Compliance Status

These websites are partially compliant with the requirements of EN 301 549 V3.2.1 and the WCAG 2.1 standard at Level AA due to the instances of non-compliance and exemptions listed below.

Non-accessible Content

The content listed below is not fully accessible:

a) Content that does not comply with legal requirements

Some pages may contain:

• PDF documents without a fully machine-readable text layer;

• images or graphical elements without appropriate alternative text descriptions;

• videos without captions or audio description;

• form or navigation elements that may not be fully optimised for use with assistive technologies;

• certain elements with insufficient colour contrast;

• certain parts of the website that may not be fully operable using a keyboard alone.

Work is ongoing to remedy these shortcomings.

b) Non-accessible content due to disproportionate burden

Certain parts of the websites and published content are currently not fully accessible due to a disproportionate burden within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Section 7 of Act No. 99/2019 Coll.

This concerns in particular:

• an extensive archive of historically published documents in PDF, DOC, XLS and other formats;

• digitised archival materials;

• older image and graphic attachments;

• historical content created before the accessibility requirements entered into force; and

• certain parts of the older website structure and technical solution.

The National Heritage Institute administers an extensive range of websites, databases and historical digital content relating to a large number of heritage sites and specialist areas of activity. Making all historical content fully accessible retrospectively would impose an exceptionally high administrative, technical and financial burden.

The National Heritage Institute continuously ensures that newly published content is created, to the greatest extent possible, in accordance with accessibility requirements.

When publishing new documents, preference is given to:

• machine-readable PDFs;

• structured documents; and

• alternative text descriptions.

c) Content outside the scope of the legislation

The websites may contain:

• maps and related online services;

• reproductions of items from cultural heritage collections;

• archival materials;

• third-party content,

which are not subject to the obligation of full accessibility pursuant to Section 1 of Act No. 99/2019 Coll.

Information Presented in Other Formats

These websites also publish documents in formats other than hypertext formats, in particular:

• PDF – Adobe Acrobat Reader is available for free download for viewing files in this format;

• DOC/DOCX, XLS/XLSX, PPT/PPTX – Microsoft provides free viewers for its Office suite products;

• ZIP – some documents may be compressed due to their file size;

• RTF – this format can be displayed and edited by most commonly used text editors.

Links to these files are generally accompanied by information about the file format and size.

HTML5 is used as the markup language for presenting all information on this website, while Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are used to define its visual presentation. All pages can be displayed in a text-only mode without any graphical control elements. JavaScript support is not required for the functioning of the websites; however, enabling JavaScript is recommended to improve user experience.

All text is defined using relative units and can easily be enlarged or reduced using standard web browser tools. The layout and navigation of the websites are designed to ensure accessibility both for alternative browsers and for persons with specific needs. All links are clearly identified in the text by underlining or other means. The exception is navigation text, which is clearly distinguished from the main content.

Preparation of this Accessibility Statement

This statement was prepared on 14 September 2020.

The statement was updated on 7 September 2026.

The method used to prepare this statement was:

• a self-assessment carried out by the public sector body;

• supplemented by ongoing automated and manual accessibility checks.

Feedback and Contact Information

If you experience any accessibility issues with these websites or require any content to be made available in an alternative format, please contact us:

• Website Content Administrator: email: webeditor@npu.cz

• Website Technical Administrator: This website is administered by BluePool, s. r. o. You may send your suggestions, observations or information about any problems you encounter while using these websites to: info@blue-pool.cz.

Enforcement Procedure

If you are dissatisfied with the response to a notification or request concerning the accessibility of these websites, you may contact the enforcement body:

Digital and Information Agency (DIA)
Na Vápence 915/14
130 00 Prague 3
Czech Republic

Email: pristupnost@dia.gov.cz

More information:

https://www.dia.gov.cz/cs/nase-cinnosti/pristupnost-internetovych-stranek-a-mobilnich-aplikaci

Additional Information

The National Heritage Institute continuously works to improve the digital accessibility of its websites and electronic services. The aim is to progressively remove identified barriers and ensure the highest possible level of usability for all users.