Norrbotten's museum is behind this website. We want as many people as possible to be able to use it. This document describes how Norrbotten Museum complies with the law on accessibility to digital public services, any known accessibility problems and how you can report deficiencies to us so that we can fix them.

Further down the page, we also describe how our museum collection database Carlotta comply with the Digital Public Service Accessibility Act, any known accessibility issues and how you can report deficiencies to us so we can fix them.

Accessibility report

How accessible is the website?

We are aware that parts of the website are not fully accessible. The links below lead to detailed information about the accessibility issues you may encounter in various usage situations.

The links below lead to detailed information about the accessibility issues you may encounter in various usage situations.

What can you do if you cannot use parts of the website?

If you need content from Norrbotten Museum that is not available to you, but is exempt from the scope of the law as described below, you can let us know.

You can also contact us in the following ways:

Report deficiencies in website accessibility

We are constantly striving to improve the website's accessibility. If you discover problems that are not described on this page, or if you believe that we are not complying with the legal requirements, let us know so that we know the problem exists.

Supervision

The authority for digital governance, Digg, is responsible for overseeing the law on accessibility to digital public services. You can report to Digg if you think that our digital service has shortcomings in accessibility. You can too report to Digg if you believe that our assessment of what is unreasonably burdensome should be reviewed, if you believe that our accessibility statement is flawed, or if you believe that we have not handled your accessibility request correctly.

Technical information about the accessibility of the website

This website does not comply with the Act on Accessibility to Digital Public Services. Unavailable parts are described below.

Content not available

The content described below is not fully accessible in one way or another.

Lack of compliance with legal requirements

Problems when using without vision
  • The page title of the start page is "Norrbottens museum - Norrbottens museum".
  • The page title does not deviate from the requirement but a recommendation is to make it clear that the user is on the home page.
  • There are tables that lack caption elements. The content of the caption provides the table with a description.
  • There are cases of natural headings.
  • There are headers that are hidden from sighted users that should be visible.
  • There are headings that have correct heading structure but not correct visual order.
  • Among the tested pages there are a large number of examples where the CSS pseudo elements ::before and ::after are used to create content.
  • The menu that can be folded out from the header lacks the landmark role "Navigation".
  • Any of the links that can be dropped under the "More from the museum" link represent the current page and lack both visibility and information for screen reader users about it.
  • There are headings that violate the heading hierarchy.
  • There is a link-like button in a modal dialog that informs that it is clickable using color alone.
  • There are six link-like buttons that have a button text that is black and there is no information that the buttons are clickable that is not just color.
  • There are links in the menu that should be supplemented with a visual difference because not all text in the dropdown area is clickable.
  • There are three tabs that have a slightly unclear mark that they are clickable, here we suggest to change the appearance to look like tabs.
  • There are link texts with the color #c61016 and the closest text to the links is the date preceding the links which have the color #404040 which gives a contrast difference of 1,7:1 which is below the limit value of 3,0:1.
  • There are links that get keyboard focus or that the mouse cursor is moved over the links and an arrow appears, but that is not enough, it must be displayed permanently.
  • There are links where it is not apparent that it is a link until it gets focus.
  • There are button icons that are missing information for screen reader users.
  • There are button icons that have information for screen reader users, provided in English.
  • There are links in the main menu with link texts, all but one of which are in a language other than the main language.
  • All of these links lack information for screen reader users that they have link texts that differ/may differ from the main language.
  • There is a "Close" button that appears when the menu folds out that cannot be reached with the keyboard.
  • It is not possible to exit the date picker without selecting a date or activating the "Clear" button, with one exception the ESC key.
  • There are filter parameters that change the page's content, which do not automatically convey it to the screen reader.
  • After each new search on the page, a status message is displayed about how many search hits the search generated.
  • However, this does not work effectively together with a screen reader as the status message is not read out automatically and without the focus needing to be on the message.
  • There are link texts in Chinese and Arabic that the screen reader NVDA cannot read, these should be supplemented with an alternative link text.
  • There are two input fields for dates as one of the filter options which, when entered, change the content of the page.
Problems when using with impaired vision
  • The page title of the start page is "Norrbottens museum - Norrbottens museum".
  • The page title does not deviate from the requirement but a recommendation is to make it clear that the user is on the home page.
  • There are tables that lack caption elements. The content of the caption provides the table with a description.
  • There are cases of natural headings.
  • There are headers that are hidden from sighted users that should be visible.
  • There are headings that have correct heading structure but not correct visual order.
  • Among the tested pages there are a large number of examples where the CSS pseudo elements ::before and ::after are used to create content.
  • The menu that can be folded out from the header lacks the landmark role "Navigation".
  • Any of the links that can be dropped under the "More from the museum" link represent the current page and lack both visibility and information for screen reader users about it.
  • There are headings that violate the heading hierarchy.
  • There is a link-like button in a modal dialog that informs that it is clickable using color alone.
  • There are six link-like buttons that have a button text that is black and there is no information that the buttons are clickable that is not just color.
  • There are links in the menu that should be supplemented with a visual difference because not all text in the dropdown area is clickable.
  • There are three tabs that have a slightly unclear mark that they are clickable, here we suggest to change the appearance to look like tabs.
  • There are link texts with the color #c61016 and the closest text to the links is the date preceding the links which have the color #404040 which gives a contrast difference of 1,7:1 which is below the limit value of 3,0:1.
  • There are links that get keyboard focus or that the mouse cursor is moved over the links and an arrow appears, but that is not enough, it must be displayed permanently.
  • There are links where it is not apparent that it is a link until it gets focus.
  • There are button icons that are missing information for screen reader users.
  • There are button icons that have information for screen reader users, provided in English.
  • There are links in the main menu with link texts, all but one of which are in a language other than the main language.
  • All of these links lack information for screen reader users that they have link texts that differ/may differ from the main language.
  • There are three links in the header "Plan your visit", "Calendar" and "Exhibitions", which, when they receive keyboard focus, change their link text so that the contrast value falls below the limit value of 4,5:1.
  • There is a "Close" button that appears when the menu folds out that cannot be reached with the keyboard.
  • It is not possible to exit the date picker without selecting a date or activating the "Clear" button, with one exception the ESC key.
  • When the pages are zoomed to 400%, the page header and a panel with the "Menu" button occupy approx. 95% of the page in height and the main content only occupies 5% in height.
  • When the font size is configured to 200% in the browser, all text changes accordingly. But it disappears sideways content in the main content and header.
  • There are filter parameters that change the page's content, which do not automatically convey it to the screen reader.
  • After each new search on the page, a status message is displayed about how many search hits the search generated.
  • However, this does not work effectively together with a screen reader as the status message is not read out automatically and without the focus needing to be on the message.
  • There are link texts in Chinese and Arabic that the screen reader NVDA cannot read, these should be supplemented with an alternative link text.
  • There are two input fields for dates as one of the filter options which, when entered, change the content of the page.
Problems when using with impaired color vision
  • There are tables that lack caption elements. The content of the caption provides the table with a description.
  • There are cases of natural headings.
  • There are headers that are hidden from sighted users that should be visible.
  • There are headings that have correct heading structure but not correct visual order.
  • Among the tested pages there are a large number of examples where the CSS pseudo elements ::before and ::after are used to create content.
  • The menu that can be folded out from the header lacks the landmark role "Navigation".
  • Any of the links that can be dropped under the "More from the museum" link represent the current page and lack both visibility and information for screen reader users about it.
  • There are headings that violate the heading hierarchy.
  • There is a link-like button in a modal dialog that informs that it is clickable using color alone.
  • There are six link-like buttons that have a button text that is black and there is no information that the buttons are clickable that is not just color.
  • There are links in the menu that should be supplemented with a visual difference because not all text in the dropdown area is clickable.
  • There are three tabs that have a slightly unclear mark that they are clickable, here we suggest to change the appearance to look like tabs.
  • There are link texts with the color #c61016 and the closest text to the links is the date preceding the links which have the color #404040 which gives a contrast difference of 1,7:1 which is below the limit value of 3,0:1.
  • There are links that get keyboard focus or that the mouse cursor is moved over the links and an arrow appears, but that is not enough, it must be displayed permanently.
  • There are links where it is not apparent that it is a link until it gets focus.
  • There are three links in the header "Plan your visit", "Calendar" and "Exhibitions", which, when they receive keyboard focus, change their link text so that the contrast value falls below the limit value of 4,5:1.
Problems when using with reduced mobility
  • The page title of the start page is "Norrbottens museum - Norrbottens museum".
  • The page title does not deviate from the requirement but a recommendation is to make it clear that the user is on the home page.
  • There is a "Close" button that appears when the menu folds out that cannot be reached with the keyboard.
  • It is not possible to exit the date picker without selecting a date or activating the "Clear" button, with one exception the ESC key.
  • There are link texts in Chinese and Arabic that the screen reader NVDA cannot read, these should be supplemented with an alternative link text.
  • There are two input fields for dates as one of the filter options which, when entered, change the content of the page.
Problems when using with cognitive impairment
  • There is content on the home page where three columns contain numbers that count up from 0 to a final value.
  • When the counters kick in, these cause 62 changes to the page.
  • The page title of the start page is "Norrbottens museum - Norrbottens museum".
  • The page title does not deviate from the requirement but a recommendation is to make it clear that the user is on the home page.
  • There are filter parameters that change the page's content, which do not automatically convey it to the screen reader.
  • After each new search on the page, a status message is displayed about how many search hits the search generated.
  • However, this does not work effectively together with a screen reader as the status message is not read out automatically and without the focus needing to be on the message.
  • There are link texts in Chinese and Arabic that the screen reader NVDA cannot read, these should be supplemented with an alternative link text.
  • There are two input fields for dates as one of the filter options which, when entered, change the content of the page.

Our ambition is to have fixed all known accessibility problems by 09-06-2025 at the latest.

How we tested the site

ETU AB has carried out an independent review of Norrbotten's museum.

The latest assessment was made on 5 December 2024.

The report was last updated on 09 December 2024.

Availability statement for Carlotta

We want everyone to be able to use our museum collection database Carlotta. Here we describe how Carlotta complies with the law on accessibility to digital public services, any known accessibility issues and how you can report deficiencies to us so that we can fix them.

We are aware that parts of Carlotta are not fully accessible. For more information, see the "Unavailable Content" section below.

If you cannot use parts of the web service

We are constantly striving to improve accessibility. If you discover problems that are not described on this page, or if you believe that we are not complying with the legal requirements, you can let us know. You can contact us by sending an email to carlotta@norrbotten.se

Supervision

The authority for digital governance, Digg, is responsible for overseeing the law on accessibility to digital public services. You can report to Digg if you think that our digital service has shortcomings in accessibility. You can too report to Digg if you believe that our assessment of what is unreasonably burdensome should be reviewed, if you believe that our accessibility statement is flawed, or if you believe that we have not handled your accessibility request correctly.

Technical information about the availability of the web service

This web service is partially compliant with the Digital Public Service Accessibility Act, due to the deficiencies described below.

Content not available

The content described below is not fully accessible in one way or another.

Lack of compliance with legal requirements
  • The code does not follow the html standard correctly. This means that the page may work worse in some browsers.
  • Search boxes are not described in text for users in a way that makes it easy to understand the purpose.
  • The information on object pages is not encoded as tables.
  • The description given to assistive devices, such as screen readers, lacks the visible text that describes the interactive object.
  • Instructions for specific form objects are associated with them in the code.
  • There may be instructions that require the user to be able to see.
  • Red text against a gray background does not meet the contrast requirements.
  • Information on how to correct input errors in the search fields is missing.
  • "Item of the month" does not adjust to screen size.
  • It is not possible to fully navigate with keyboard.
  • Hub element is missing.
  • The contrast requirements do not meet the emphasis of keyboard focus.

Detected deficiencies are expected to be remedied by 2022 at the latest.

How we tested the web service

The website has been reviewed through self-assessment (internal testing), which has been verified by accessibility experts.

The last assessment was made on September 21, 2020. The report was last updated on September 21, 2020.

When you have left a comment, the user name, email address and comment are stored in the database. Only username and comment will be visible externally. Comments and personal data may be deleted in the future. Your personal data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Norrbotten's museum does not publish personal attacks, derogatory comments, insults, slander, threats, incitement against ethnic groups or other forms of harassment. Materials that infringe the rights of others are also not accepted, as is information that contains marketing. This type of comment will be removed. The same applies to comments that are not relevant. If you see a comment that contradicts the above, please contact us.

Comments that are published become visible to other visitors and then also become public record. If you want to leave a comment without it being visible, you can do so via email or regular post. Answers to the comment are provided in the current Carlotta post. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to notify when answers are posted.

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