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Accessibility Statement

Forestana is committed to making forestana.com accessible to all users, including people with visual, auditory, cognitive and motor disabilities. We aim to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA as a baseline and are actively working to maintain and improve accessibility across the site.

1. Our commitment

We believe that access to spatial information and environmental knowledge should not depend on a user's ability or the assistive technology they rely on. We design and build with accessibility in mind from the start, not as an afterthought, and we review our practice regularly against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA.

2. Measures taken

The following measures are in place across forestana.com:

  • Semantic HTML5 structure with appropriate landmark roles,header, nav, main, footer, on every page.
  • ARIA labels on interactive components, including the interactive map, navigation, and tab panels.
  • A skip-to-content link at the top of every page, visible on keyboard focus.
  • The lang attribute is set on the html element and updated dynamically when the user switches language.
  • All navigation and form controls are keyboard-navigable in a logical tab order.
  • Focus styles are visible on all interactive elements and meet WCAG 2.2 focus-appearance guidance.
  • All informative images carry descriptive alt text; decorative images are marked alt="" and hidden from assistive technology with aria-hidden="true".
  • Colour contrast meets or exceeds WCAG 2.2 AA ratios for normal text (4.5:1) and large text (3:1) across all colour combinations used.
  • The interactive Mapbox GL map provides text-based alternatives via the aside panel and map legend on the same page, so the spatial content is reachable without interacting with the map canvas.

3. Known limitations

We are aware of the following limitations and are monitoring them actively:

Interactive Mapbox GL map

The Mapbox GL JS map canvas cannot be fully navigated by keyboard or screen reader due to constraints in the Mapbox GL library itself. A text-based alternative is provided on the same page via the legend and the aside information panel, which describe the key spatial content, the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve boundary and the three indigenous lands shown.

Scrolling atlas (CSS scroll-snap)

The scrolling map atlas uses CSS scroll-snap, which may behave differently in some assistive technologies or non-standard browsers. Each atlas frame is individually linked as a standalone image, so the content remains accessible. We are aware this is an imperfect solution and are monitoring improvements in browser and assistive technology support for scroll-snap.

4. Technical specification

This website is built with HTML5, CSS3 and vanilla JavaScript. No frameworks are used for the core site. The interactive map component uses Mapbox GL JS.

This statement references WCAG 2.2 (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2), published by the W3C. Where ARIA attributes are used, they follow WAI-ARIA 1.2. The site is tested manually with keyboard navigation and VoiceOver (macOS/iOS), and checked against automated accessibility tools.

5. Feedback and contact

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on forestana.com, we want to know about it. Please contact us at [email protected] with a description of the barrier and the page or feature where you found it.

We aim to acknowledge your message within 2 working days and to resolve the issue, or provide a suitable alternative, where technically feasible.

6. Date

This accessibility statement was prepared in May 2026. It will be reviewed and updated whenever significant changes are made to the site, and at minimum annually.