A clearer route to the water
Minnesota’s waters belong in everyone’s field of view. We are building MinnesotaLakes.info so more people can find a named lake, understand the information, and plan their next step with the technology and settings they use.
Statement reviewed and updated July 27, 2026
Tested in the current source
The current interface uses headings, landmarks, labeled controls, visible keyboard focus, text alternatives for meaningful images, and native links and buttons. These features are reviewed as pages are added, but they do not amount to a claim of complete conformance with an accessibility standard.
You can move through links, menus, language choices, forms, and expandable controls with a keyboard. A skip link moves directly to the main content, focus is visibly outlined, current-page cues are exposed in the page structure, and headings divide long guides into useful sections.
Pages use flexible layouts and scalable text so content can reflow across phone, tablet, and desktop widths. Browser zoom and text enlargement are supported by the source design; if a card, table, map, or control overlaps or becomes unreachable, please report the page and zoom level.
The interface pairs readable foreground and background colors with visible focus styles. Essential instructions are not intended to rely on color alone. Meaningful photographs have localized alternative text; decorative images are kept out of the reading order.
The theme respects the reduced-motion preference from your device or browser by removing nonessential transitions and smooth scrolling. A site motion control can also pause ambient motion, and the preference is remembered in your browser.
English, Spanish, French, German, European Portuguese, and Simplified Chinese are available from the language selector. The chosen state updates the document language and is preserved across navigation, reloads, and browser history. Translations remain pending qualified editorial review.
You may use browser zoom, reader settings, custom styles, voice input, or assistive technology. Interactive maps are optional and load only after activation; the surrounding page should still provide context and onward links without requiring the map.
Where the channel may narrow
MinnesotaLakes.info is still expanding, and not every page has completed hands-on testing with every browser, screen reader, voice-control tool, zoom setting, or device combination. Interactive maps and pages reached through outside agencies have their own accessibility behavior. Complex lake charts, older contributed documents, and untranslated source materials may be harder to use even when the surrounding page supplies a summary or alternative path.
We prioritize barriers that block navigation, understanding, form submission, language use, or access to essential lake information. When an accessible alternative is available, we will point you to it while the underlying problem is investigated.
Tell us where you ran aground
Use the Contact page and choose “Accessibility problem.” Tell us the page address, what you were trying to do, what happened, and—if you are comfortable sharing—the browser, device, or assistive technology involved. Do not include passwords or sensitive personal information. We will review the report and can provide the information in another reasonable format when possible.
We review this statement when meaningful interface or testing practices change. The date above records the latest source review; it is not a certification or a promise that every barrier has been found.