Accessibility

What we aim for

WCAG 2.2 at level AA. That is the standard most people mean when they say a site is accessible, and it is what we test against.

What we have done

Every page starts with a skip link, so you are one key away from the content rather than five. The page structure uses real landmarks, so a screen reader can jump straight to the main content. Everything you can click, you can reach with a keyboard, and it shows you where you are when you do.

Text contrast is measured against the colour actually behind it rather than assumed, at three screen widths. Tap targets are at least 44 pixels. Nothing moves if you have asked your device to reduce motion. Every image has alt text and every video frame has a title.

The site is plain HTML. It works with JavaScript switched off, it reflows to a phone without a horizontal scroll, and you can zoom to 200 per cent without losing anything.

What is not perfect

The episodes are embedded from YouTube. Captions and the player controls are YouTube's rather than ours, and we cannot fix a problem inside that player. Auto-generated captions are not as good as written ones.

Some labels and metadata are set below 15 pixels. They are supporting detail rather than reading text, and they meet the contrast requirement, but they are small.

We have tested with automated tools and by keyboard. We have not yet had the site tested by people who use screen readers daily, which is the test that actually counts.

Tell us

If something here does not work for you, email info@toldbyateen.co.uk and say what happened and what you were using. We would rather know.