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Start with a record people can understand
A record page should make its content and relationships clear in both visual layout and document structure. Use real headings in a logical hierarchy rather than styling ordinary text to look like headings. Identify the record with a specific title, then present relevant details—such as species, date, location, and descriptive text—in labeled sections or fields.
Give each search field, filter, sorting control, and record action a label that explains its purpose. Search results should expose a name that identifies the record, not a generic label such as “view” or “image.” Keep the same basic navigation pattern across collection pages and provide a clear route to the primary content.
On small screens, do not make an unlabeled menu or control the only way to reach search, filters, collection context, or record details. When a menu or dialog opens, check that it does not obscure the focused item and that users can operate it by keyboard and touch. These practices align with the WCAG 2.2 criteria for headings, labels, keyboard focus, and reflow and W3C’s mobile accessibility guidance.
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Choose image alternatives by purpose
Decide whether each image is informative, decorative, or functional before writing its alternative text. The right description depends on what the archive is for: an identification collection may need the species and visible identifying features, while a general park archive may need only a concise description of the scene.
- Informative photograph: Provide a concise text alternative that conveys the essential information the image adds to the record.
- Decorative image: Use an empty alternative so screen readers can skip it.
- Image that acts as a link or button: Describe the action or destination, rather than merely saying that it is an image.
Avoid turning every thumbnail alternative into a long inventory of visual details. If extended interpretation matters, put it in the record description or another nearby text field. Do not remove meaningful images to create a text-only version: W3C explains that text alternatives can help screen-reader users and people who turn images off, while removing images can reduce access and functionality. See the W3C Images Tutorial.
Make metadata useful to both retrieval and context
Metadata helps people find records and understand what they have found. Follow the archive’s collection policy and data model, but consider whether users need fields such as names and classification, creator or source where known, date, location, collection context, rights or access information, and media characteristics. The exact schema will vary; the National Archives’ digitization strategy supports the broader role of descriptive and technical information in retrieval and management, rather than prescribing a wildlife-specific field list.
Use metadata and page relationships to describe resources and associate alternate versions where applicable. Metadata should support the interface, not compensate for information that the page fails to communicate. W3C’s guidance on metadata explains how it can help describe and find resources and connect alternate content versions.
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Test ordinary record and collection pages at a viewport equivalent to 320 CSS pixels wide, and at enlarged zoom. Under WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 1.4.10, vertically scrolling content should preserve information and functionality without requiring two-dimensional scrolling at that width. Exceptions apply when a two-dimensional layout is necessary for meaning or use, as may be true of some maps or data tables. For those cases, provide an accessible way to understand the information rather than assuming the visual presentation is sufficient.
Make touch controls large enough and sufficiently separated to use reliably. WCAG 2.2’s Level AA Target Size (Minimum) criterion sets a 24-by-24 CSS pixel minimum, subject to exceptions specified in the standard. The separate 44-by-44 CSS pixel enhanced target-size criterion is Level AAA, not the AA requirement. Check the live WCAG 2.2 standard for criterion details and exceptions.
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Test navigation with keyboards and screen readers
Visual inspection and automated scans cannot establish whether a real person can complete common tasks. Test the collection’s search, filters, menus, dialogs, image viewers, and record actions with keyboard input and mobile assistive technology. Confirm that:
- Keyboard focus follows a sensible order and is visibly distinguishable.
- Controls have names and labels that communicate their purpose.
- Expanded menus and dialogs do not hide the focused item, and their controls remain operable.
- Search results and record links identify their destination or action.
- Key collection functions remain available at narrow widths and with touch input.
W3C provides additional context in its guidance on applying WCAG 2.2 to mobile applications and its broader mobile accessibility overview. These checks are an implementation plan, not evidence that a particular archive has passed an accessibility assessment.
Make audio and video accessible as delivered
For each recording, choose features that fit its content and delivery format. Captions, transcripts, and subtitles serve different needs; one feature should not be treated as a universal substitute for all others. Make available features discoverable and ensure users can operate them with the same input methods as the rest of the archive.
The Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative’s accessibility guidance for audiovisual collections discusses features, implementation in media files or sidecar materials, and the needs of people who are blind, have low vision, are deaf or hard of hearing, or prefer transcripts and subtitles. Apply that guidance to each item rather than making a blanket claim that a single feature meets every user’s needs.
Publish an accessibility statement and keep assessing
An accessibility statement can tell visitors what standard an organization assesses against and describe known work. It is not a substitute for testing the archive itself. The Natural History Museum’s website accessibility statement says its Wildlife Photographer of the Year website was tested against WCAG 2.2 AA in June 2025. The museum describes work on logical heading hierarchy and replacing “WPY” with the full name, “Wildlife Photographer of the Year,” for clarity. That is the museum’s report about its own site, not independent verification or evidence about another archive.
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