Accessibility Statement

What this site does to be usable by everyone, what it has not yet been tested against, and how to tell me when it fails you.

The standard I am aiming for

This site targets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA. That is the level most public bodies are held to, and it is a reasonable floor for a professional site of any size.

I am stating a target rather than claiming a certificate. The site has not been through a formal external audit, and I would rather say so plainly than imply a conformance I have not had verified.

What has been built in

• Semantic HTML throughout, so headings, lists, and landmarks describe the real structure of the page to a screen reader.
• Every interactive element is reachable and operable by keyboard, in a logical order, with a clearly visible focus outline.
• A skip link at the top of the page jumps straight past the navigation to the main content.
• Text and interface colours are checked against WCAG AA contrast ratios in every theme: light, dark, OLED and blue light.
• Motion is decorative only, and is switched off entirely when your system asks for reduced motion.
• The layout reflows to a single column on small screens and remains usable when text is enlarged to 200%.
• Images and icons that carry no information are hidden from assistive technology instead of being read out as noise.

Known limitations

Being honest about the gaps is more useful than a clean bill of health, so:

• The site has not been tested with every combination of screen reader and browser. My testing covers keyboard-only navigation and screen reader spot-checks.
• No independent accessibility audit has been carried out.
• The display typeface is a high-contrast serif. It is used only at large sizes for that reason, but some readers may still find it harder going than the body text.
• The logo is an image of a word with a line drawn through it. It carries a text alternative, but the visual device itself is not described.

If something does not work for you

Tell me. Email [email protected] with the page, what you were trying to do, and what happened instead, and mention the browser and any assistive technology you were using, if you can.

I will acknowledge within five working days and tell you what I intend to do about it. Accessibility problems on this site are treated as defects, not as feature requests, and I will fix what I can fix. If something cannot reasonably be fixed, I will say so and offer another way to get what you needed.

How this was assessed

This statement is based on my own review of the site: keyboard-only navigation of every page, screen reader spot-checks, automated checks in the browser, and contrast calculation on the colour palette during design rather than after it.

It is reviewed whenever the site changes materially. The date at the top of this page reflects the last such review.