Accessibility

What we aim for

That you can read, navigate and use every page with a keyboard, with a screen reader, with the text enlarged, and with motion and transparency turned down, on a phone as well as on a large screen.

We do not yet claim to meet any published accessibility standard. The site has not been independently audited, and we would rather say so than overstate it.

How the pages are built

• Every page starts with a "Skip to content" link, and the page you are on is marked in the navigation.
• Headings, navigation, lists and forms are marked up as what they are, so assistive technology can announce them and move between them.
• Everything that can be clicked can be reached and used from the keyboard, and shows clearly when it has focus.
• Buttons and links have names that say what they do; icons that carry no meaning are hidden from screen readers.
• Form fields have visible labels, and a problem is described in words next to the field it concerns.
• If your device asks for reduced motion or reduced transparency, the pages follow it.
• On touch screens, controls are large enough to press without precision.

What we know is not there yet

• Work in the members' area is added by members. A picture may have no description and a film may have no captions unless they were supplied with it.
• Sign-in and some administration screens are provided by separate software. They look and behave differently from the rest of the site and may not meet the same level.
• Some views of the members' area are dense and are easier to use on a larger screen.

Tell us

If something on this site or in the members' area is hard or impossible for you to use, write to [email protected]. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do and, if you can, the device and any assistive technology you use.

We read every message, we will reply, and if you need something in another form in the meantime we will do our best to provide it.

Keeping this page honest

We update this page when we test the site, when we fix something listed above, and when we learn of something new.