Accessibility Statement

What Interactive Atlas provides for accessibility, the standard we aim for, what is not finished yet, and how to report a barrier.

Interactive Atlas is operated by an individual. Accessibility reports are read and handled by a person.

What Interactive Atlas provides for accessibility, the standard we aim for, what is not finished yet, and how to report a barrier.

Interactive Atlas is operated by an individual. Accessibility reports are read and handled by a person.

What This Site Provides

Read aloud, adjustable text, keyboard access, named landmarks, scalable atlas glyphs, and a passkey option at sign-in.

Read aloud. Content pages and sections provide controls that use the browser's speech support.

Text size. The header control changes text size across the Interactive Atlas family.

Keyboard access. Interactive controls are designed to be reached and operated without a mouse.

Named landmarks. Pages use structural header, navigation, main-content and footer regions so assistive technology can move directly to the needed area.

Scalable symbols. Atlas marks and glyphs use vector artwork so they remain clear when enlarged.

Passkeys. Signing in supports a passkey as well as a password, for a reader who prefers not to type a password on a shared or public device.

What This Site Provides

Read aloud, adjustable text, keyboard access, named landmarks, scalable atlas glyphs, and a passkey option at sign-in.

Read aloud. Content pages and sections provide controls that use the browser's speech support.

Text size. The header control changes text size across the Interactive Atlas family.

Keyboard access. Interactive controls are designed to be reached and operated without a mouse.

Named landmarks. Pages use structural header, navigation, main-content and footer regions so assistive technology can move directly to the needed area.

Scalable symbols. Atlas marks and glyphs use vector artwork so they remain clear when enlarged.

Passkeys. Signing in supports a passkey as well as a password, for a reader who prefers not to type a password on a shared or public device.

The Standard We Aim For

The application is built and checked against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at the AA level. That standard means color is never the only way information is conveyed, every control carries a name a screen reader can announce, and a page is meant to keep working when text is enlarged or a mouse is unavailable. We have not commissioned a formal independent conformance audit. Accessibility remains ongoing work across every atlas and shared account surface, checked as each page is built and corrected when a problem is found.

The Standard We Aim For

The application is built and checked against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at the AA level. That standard means color is never the only way information is conveyed, every control carries a name a screen reader can announce, and a page is meant to keep working when text is enlarged or a mouse is unavailable. We have not commissioned a formal independent conformance audit. Accessibility remains ongoing work across every atlas and shared account surface, checked as each page is built and corrected when a problem is found.

What Is Not Finished Yet

Coverage of accessibility work is uneven across thirty-three atlases for the same reason coverage of content is: some pages and features have been checked and corrected in detail, and some have not yet been reached. Rather than let a reader discover a gap unannounced, a barrier that is already known is corrected as soon as it is found, and one not yet found is exactly why the report route below exists.

Stated plainly rather than left for you to find: we have not commissioned a formal, independent accessibility audit, so what is here is our own ongoing checking rather than a certified result, and a newer atlas or a newer feature has necessarily had less time under that checking than an older one. That gap narrows over time; it is named here so it is not mistaken for a finished, closed project.

What Is Not Finished Yet

Coverage of accessibility work is uneven across thirty-three atlases for the same reason coverage of content is: some pages and features have been checked and corrected in detail, and some have not yet been reached. Rather than let a reader discover a gap unannounced, a barrier that is already known is corrected as soon as it is found, and one not yet found is exactly why the report route below exists.

Stated plainly rather than left for you to find: we have not commissioned a formal, independent accessibility audit, so what is here is our own ongoing checking rather than a certified result, and a newer atlas or a newer feature has necessarily had less time under that checking than an older one. That gap narrows over time; it is named here so it is not mistaken for a finished, closed project.

Report a Barrier

If something is difficult or impossible to use with a screen reader, enlarged text, or a keyboard, email cleite@interactiveatlas.org. Describe what you were trying to do, what happened instead, which atlas or account page you were using, and your browser or assistive technology.

Please include the URL, your device and browser, the assistive technology you used if relevant, the control or content involved, and what you expected to happen instead. You do not need to disclose a disability. A temporary accessible alternative is considered while a defect is being repaired.

We read every accessibility report ourselves and treat a barrier as a defect to fix ahead of anything cosmetic, rather than a suggestion to queue behind other work.

See also the Privacy Policy and Terms.

Report a Barrier

If something is difficult or impossible to use with a screen reader, enlarged text, or a keyboard, email cleite@interactiveatlas.org. Describe what you were trying to do, what happened instead, which atlas or account page you were using, and your browser or assistive technology.

Please include the URL, your device and browser, the assistive technology you used if relevant, the control or content involved, and what you expected to happen instead. You do not need to disclose a disability. A temporary accessible alternative is considered while a defect is being repaired.

We read every accessibility report ourselves and treat a barrier as a defect to fix ahead of anything cosmetic, rather than a suggestion to queue behind other work.

See also the Privacy Policy and Terms.