Accessibility Statement

Last updated: July 2026

Midlands Snowsports Community is a small independent site and we want it to work for everyone. This statement covers where we are with accessibility, the things we know still need attention, and how to tell us if you hit something that doesn't work.

Compliance status

This site aims to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We're partially compliant. Some elements do not yet meet the standard — see "Known issues" below.

What we've done

  • Semantic HTML throughout: proper headings (one H1 per page, no skipped levels), lists, landmarks (header, main, footer, nav).
  • Skip-to-content link on every page, visible when focused.
  • Keyboard navigation across all interactive elements, with visible focus outlines that meet contrast requirements.
  • All images have alt text; decorative images use empty alt attributes.
  • prefers-reduced-motion is respected — animations are disabled for visitors who set that preference at the OS level.
  • lang="en-GB" declared on the document root.
  • Colour palette designed with the site's primary text and link colours meeting AA contrast against their backgrounds.
  • The cookie consent modal uses role="dialog", aria-modal="true", a focus trap, and returns focus to the previously focused element when dismissed.

Known issues

These are the things we know about and are working through:

  • Colour contrast on secondary UI elements. Some captions, meta text, and button states may fall short of AA contrast when viewed on non-white backgrounds. A full audit is in progress.
  • Touch target sizing. Some inline links inside dense paragraph text may be smaller than the 44×44 pixel target that WCAG 2.5.5 recommends. Standalone buttons and primary navigation are compliant.
  • Third-party embeds. Where we embed content from other services (currently only StatCounter, which is invisible), we cannot guarantee those services meet the same standards on our behalf.

How we tested

The site has been checked using a mix of automated tools (Lighthouse accessibility audit, browser accessibility trees) and manual keyboard-only navigation. It has not yet been tested end-to-end with a screen reader by a screen reader user, which we consider the gold standard. That's on the list.

Reporting a problem

If any part of the site doesn't work for you — a page you can't read, a control you can't operate, content in a format you can't use — please tell us. We take these reports seriously and we'll try to fix genuine issues within a reasonable timeframe.

Email: [email protected]. Please include the page URL and a brief description of the problem, and let us know what assistive technology or setup you're using if you can. If you'd prefer a different format for anything you see, ask and we'll do our best.

Enforcement

If you contact us about an accessibility issue and are not satisfied with our response, you can raise the matter with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which enforces the Equality Act 2010 in the UK.

Technical information

The site is built with Astro as static HTML and hosted on Cloudflare Pages. It does not require JavaScript to display content or navigate — JavaScript is used only for the cookie consent banner and analytics loading. Content is authored in Markdown and rendered server-side.