Accessibility Statement

What we do

• We design new pages with accessibility in mind — keyboard navigation, semantic HTML, sufficient color contrast, and clear focus indicators.
• We run automated accessibility audits (axe-core and Pa11y) against the site on a regular cadence.
• When we are made aware of an accessibility issue, we work to address it as part of our ongoing maintenance.

What we cannot promise

Accessibility is an ongoing effort, not a finish line. Despite our best efforts:

• Some older content may not yet meet our current accessibility standards.
• Third-party content (PDF documents hosted by the National Archives, embeds, or other external material) may have accessibility limitations outside our direct control. Original declassified PDFs are served from archives.gov and may include scanned imagery without OCR text.
• New issues may be introduced when we add features or content; our automated audits help catch these but are not exhaustive.

How to report a problem

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on BlackVaultDocs, please let us know so we can fix it.

• Email: privacy@blackvaultdocs.com
• What to include: the page URL, the device and browser/assistive technology you were using, and a description of the issue.

We aim to respond to accessibility reports within a reasonable timeframe and work toward a resolution. Reporting an issue does not waive any rights.

Standards and approach

This site targets WCAG 2.1 Level AA. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines define how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities — including blindness and low vision, deafness and hearing loss, limited movement, speech disabilities, photosensitivity, and combinations of these.