Accessibility Statement
This site is built to be usable with a keyboard, a screen reader, or whatever else you rely on. Here is what has been done, what still needs work, and how to tell me if something is broken.
The standard I'm working to
Yorkshire Ski Folk aims to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. That is the level most public bodies and courts treat as the practical benchmark. I am not claiming a formal audit has been carried out, only that the site has been built and checked against those criteria.
What is implemented
- A skip link as the first focusable element on every page, so keyboard users can jump past the navigation.
- Visible keyboard focus indicators throughout, with mouse-click focus rings suppressed so the design stays clean for pointer users.
- Semantic HTML: real headings in order, one
h1per page, real buttons for actions and real links for navigation. - Landmark regions (
header,nav,main,footer,article) so screen readers can navigate by structure. - Alt text on all content images. Decorative images are marked as decorative so screen readers skip them.
- Support for
prefers-reduced-motion: animations and transitions are cut to near-zero if your system asks for reduced motion. - The cookie notice is a properly labelled dialog with a keyboard focus trap and an accessible name.
- Descriptive link text. Repeated "Read more" links carry an accessible label naming the specific article.
- Text that reflows without horizontal scrolling down to a 320px viewport.
- Language declared as
en-GBso screen readers use the right pronunciation. - Text colour contrast checked against every background used on the site, meeting the 4.5:1 minimum for body text and 3:1 for large text.
- Interactive targets outside running text sized to at least 24 by 24 pixels.
Known limitations
A few things are honest gaps rather than finished work:
- Links inside bulleted lists in article bodies sit below the 24 pixel target height because their size is set by the surrounding line spacing. WCAG allows this for text links in running content, but it is not ideal on a small touchscreen.
- No formal screen reader testing across all page types has been carried out yet, only spot checks.
- Contrast has been verified by automated measurement rather than a manual audit, so unusual combinations may have been missed.
These are on the list. If any of them are actively getting in your way, tell me and they move up the list.
Reporting a problem
If something on this site is hard or impossible to use, email [email protected]. Tell me the page, what you were trying to do, and what happened instead. If you use assistive technology, knowing which one helps a lot. I read everything that comes in and I will reply.
Third-party content
This site links out to manufacturer and retailer product pages. I have no control over the accessibility of those sites. If a linked page is unusable, let me know and I will look for a better alternative to link to.
Last reviewed: 29 July 2026