Accessibility statement

At the very least, this website aims to:

• meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 at Level AA, as per the

  NZ Government Web Accessibility Standard

• work on the most common browsers, platforms and devices, and with assistive technologies.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
NZ Government Web Accessibility Standard

Your feedback is important

Let us know if you:

• find accessibility issues on this website
• want to suggest an accessibility improvement

Email us at paperspast@natlib.govt.nz

We're aware of some accessibility issues

We know that Papers Past has some accessibility issues, including those listed below.

• There is no mechanism to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple Web pages.
• Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation cannot be programmatically determined.
• Some error messages are not visible or programmatically detectable.
• Linking text in some parts of the site is hard to see.
• Colour contrast is not sufficient for buttons and links and other features on the site.
• Most images do not have alternative text.
• Some pages and features can not be accessed using tab.
• Some pages have poor page titles
• The focus indicator is not universally visible.
• The default language is set to English, rather than English New Zealand or Māori when appropriate.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

We're taking action to make this website more accessible.

• We do our best to fix the accessibility issues identified via internal and external assessment, such as:
  • external accessibility reports
  • automated accessibility tools
  • assistive technology tools
  • user feedback.
• We include accessibility in the design, development and testing of new features.
• We work with vendors who understand and strive to comply with accessibility standards and requirements.
• The staff working on this website receive accessibility training.

About this statement

The statement was created on 6 August 2024.