Accessibility statement
Usable without the map, the mouse, or the motion.
The Atlas is meant to be read outdoors on a phone, at a desk with a screen reader, and on a slow connection in a parking lot. These are the commitments it is built to.
Built in
- Semantic HTML with one logical heading order per page, native form controls, and a skip link to the main content.
- Every interactive element is reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus state. Press / to reach search on the index and the home page.
- The map always has an equivalent list, in the same order and with the same filters. Map pins are not keyboard stops; the list beside the map is. Every file page has its own directions link.
- The chronology is a complete list on the page. The decade control only narrows it.
- Evidence, access, and sensitivity are never communicated by color alone: each carries a glyph and a text label.
- Save, remove, reorder, import, and migration actions are announced through a polite live region. Result counts announce when filters change.
- External source links and compensated partner links say what they are and that they open in a new tab.
- Reduced motion switches off the hero loop, the lens animation, transitions, and map fly-to animations. Nothing flashes, nothing strobes, and no audio plays.
- Text stays readable at high zoom and on narrow screens; wide content scrolls inside its own container. Tap targets are sized for use outdoors.
- Decorative plates, contour lines, and coordinates in graphics are hidden from assistive technology; functional coordinates are printed as text.
Known limitations
- The interactive map is a third-party component. Zooming and panning by keyboard work when the map has focus, but pins are only announced through the list.
- Some official sources link to PDF documents whose accessibility is outside the Atlas's control.
- Color contrast has been checked against the dark palette, but a very old or badly calibrated screen may still need the browser's forced-colors or high-contrast mode, which the Atlas respects.
Report a barrier
Use the corrections desk with the concern set to something else, or email Philip@philipstengelpresents.com. Barriers are treated as defects, not feedback.