Accessibility statement

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA. Every change to this site is checked by an automated accessibility scan of its main pages before it can be released, and each page must score at least 90 out of 100 to pass. That catches a lot, but not everything: automated tools can't tell us whether a page actually makes sense read aloud by a screen reader, so we know this statement can't claim full compliance.

• A visible focus outline on every interactive element when you're navigating by keyboard.
• If your device is set to reduce motion, animations and transitions are switched off. The map jumps straight to a new place instead of gliding there, the list of sections on a club page jumps instead of scrolling, and the 360° photo stops moving as soon as you let go.
• A “skip to main content” link at the top of every page, for keyboard and screen reader users.
• Reading settings, from the “Aa” button at the top of every page: light or dark theme; a high-contrast option; a choice of fonts (Lexend, Atkinson Hyperlegible or OpenDyslexic); four text sizes; heavier text; and extra space between letters, words and lines. Your choices are saved on your device.
• Text and background colours checked for contrast.
• The 360° tour's hotspots can be reached and activated by keyboard, and each room is given its own name for a screen reader, rather than every room sounding the same. You can also switch rooms from a strip of buttons below the tour.
• Map markers can be reached with Tab and opened with Enter or Space. Opening one moves you to the club's card, and closing the card takes you back to the marker. On the map page, the search box and filters come before the markers.
• The search box works with a keyboard: the up and down arrow keys move through its suggestions, Enter picks one and Escape closes the list. A screen reader is told how many suggestions there are.
• Jumping to a section from the list at the top of a club page moves you to that section's heading. Opening or closing the 360° tour moves you to the tour, or back to the room you opened.
• On a short screen, like a phone on its side or a page zoomed right in, a club page's section list and bottom bar stop staying on screen, so they can't cover what you're reading.
• If “Show my location” doesn't work, the reason stays on screen beside the button until you close it, rather than only flashing up for a few seconds.
• Pinch-to-zoom works across the site, including on the map and the 360° tour.
• A help page explains how to use the map, filters and tour in plain language.
• Lexend, a typeface designed to be easier to read, as the default for body text.

We keep a public list of accessibility problems we already know about and are working through, including:

• The map itself, and the round markers in the 360° tour, stay the same size when you choose a bigger text size in Reading settings. Your browser's own zoom makes everything bigger.
• The map needs JavaScript. Without it, the list page still shows every club.
• We haven't yet tested the site with screen reader users, so some parts may not make sense read aloud.
• The 360° tour is a set of photos. The room strip, noise levels and the Info panel describe each room in words, but a photo can't be fully described that way.
• Clubs can describe their staff photos and type out their programme, so screen readers have something to read. Where a club hasn't yet, a staff photo is read as “Photo of” and the person's name, and the programme is only a picture.
• When a club shows its 360° tour on its own website, the tour there has no “Aa” button or Info panel, and doesn't use the Reading settings you picked here. Its “Open on Find Your Club” link opens the full club page, which has both.

This isn't a complete list of every issue on the site, only the ones we've already found. If you hit something else, please tell us using the details below.

If any part of this website is difficult to use because of a disability, email youthclub@marys.org.uk and ask for Jake. Tell us which page you were on and what happened, and we'll get back to you within 3 to 5 working days.