Accessibility

We use WCAG 2.1 Level AA as our voluntary technical target for this public directory. It guides design and testing, but this statement is not a certification of conformance.

We have not had an independent audit, so we don't claim conformance. What follows is what has actually been built and checked, and what hasn't.

• Keyboard access — every control is reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus ring on all of them. A “skip to content” link is the first thing you reach on every page.
• Colour contrast — text and background pairs are checked against the 4.5:1 requirement in both light and dark mode. The lowest pair on the site measures 5.10:1.
• Dark mode — follows your system setting.
• Reduced motion — if your system asks for less motion, animations are switched off rather than merely shortened.
• Screen readers — headings are ordered, form fields have real labels, errors are announced, and star ratings are read as “4.7 out of 5, 3 reviews” rather than as five ambiguous icons. Charts have a matching data table.
• Images — business owners are asked for a description when they upload a photo. Decorative graphics are hidden from assistive technology.
• Zoom — the layout works to 200% without horizontal scrolling.

• The map is the weakest part. Pins are reachable by keyboard, but comparing locations on a map is inherently visual. Everything on it is also available as a list at Browse, which is the accessible route to the same information.
• Owner-supplied content — if a business owner writes a poor photo description or an unclear listing, we can't fix that automatically.
• No independent audit and no testing with real screen-reader users yet. Both should happen before this is treated as a finished claim.

If you hit a barrier, email jaiscollins2@gmail.com and say what page you were on and what happened. We'll fix it, and we'd rather hear about it than not.