Accessibility statement.

The standard this site targets

Werehouse Media aims to meet WCAG 2.2 level AA, the international benchmark for web accessibility, across every page of this site. The Equality Act 2010 requires service providers to make reasonable adjustments so disabled people are not put at a substantial disadvantage, and for a website WCAG is the practical yardstick for whether that has been done.

What has been done

• Keyboard operation throughout. Every link, button, form field and accordion works without a mouse, in a logical order, with a visible focus outline that meets the contrast requirement.
• A skip link to jump past the header straight to the main content.
• Semantic structure. Real headings in order, real landmarks, real buttons rather than clickable divs, so a screen reader can navigate by structure.
• Text contrast checked against AA thresholds in both the light and dark zones of the design.
• Motion respects your settings. Every animation is wrapped so that switching on reduced motion at operating-system level turns it off, including the loading sequence and the scroll effects.
• Content does not depend on JavaScript. If scripts fail, the text is still there and still readable. Animations reveal content rather than being required to produce it.
• Touch targets on mobile sized to at least 44 by 44 pixels.
• Text resizes to 200% without loss of content or function, and the layout reflows rather than requiring horizontal scrolling.
• Images carry alternative text, and decorative images are marked so screen readers skip them rather than reading a filename aloud.

Where this site is known to fall short

Stating this is the point of the page. An accessibility statement that lists only successes is marketing.

• The animated background on some sections is decorative canvas. It is hidden from assistive technology and stops entirely under reduced motion, but it has not been tested with every screen magnifier.
• Some article illustrations carry brief alternative text describing the subject rather than a full description of the scene, which is a judgement call that not everyone would make the same way.
• Automated testing only, so far. This site has been checked with automated tools and by keyboard, but it has not been tested by users of screen readers or other assistive technology. Automated tools catch a minority of real barriers. Until that testing happens, no claim of full conformance is made here.

That last point is the honest limit of what I can say. The site targets WCAG 2.2 AA and has been built to it deliberately. It has not been independently audited.

Reporting a barrier

If any part of this site stops you doing something, email ed@werehousemedia.com and tell me what happened and what you were using. You will get a reply within one working day and a fix or a plan within five. There is no form to fill in and no ticket number.

If you would rather not email, message +44 7530 888260 on WhatsApp, or ask someone to contact me on your behalf.

Accessibility on client projects

Every site built here is designed to the same standard, and accessibility is not sold as an optional extra. It is checked before launch alongside performance and search, because retrofitting it later costs several times more than building it in.

Where a client insists on something that would create a barrier, I will say so plainly, put the reason in writing, and let them decide with the information in front of them.

Any questions, just ask →