Website Accessibility

Making sure your website can be used by all.

What is Web Accessibility?

Web accessibility means designing your website so that people with disabilities can use it.

We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standard, which is the most widely accepted benchmark for web accessibility worldwide.

It covers a wide range of recommendations for making web content more accessible to people with various disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.

Only 4.1%

of websites worldwide meet basic accessibility guidelines, and it’s getting worse.

The state of accessibility on the web

According to the web accessibility non-profit WebAIM, 95.9% of websites have WCAG AA failures, with an average of 56.1 accessibility issues detected per homepage.

These numbers only relate to errors that can be detected by automated software. In reality, many issues can only be found through manual testing, so the real number of websites meeting the WCAG AA standard is much lower than 4%.

What we do differently?

Right from the start accessibility was a priority for us. We built TheraPages with accessibility as an essential part of the system, not an afterthought.

Here’s everything we do to make sure your TheraPages website is as accessible as possible, right out of the box.

Layout & Interaction

Text scaling & zoom supportResponsive layouts are built to accommodate browser zooming of 200% or more.
Why this mattersTo prevent the layout breaking for users who require the content to be magnified.
Minimum touch targetsAll clickable elements (buttons, links) have a set minimum size.
Why this mattersTo ensure these elements can be used accurately by people without steady hand movement.
Reduced motion supportThe website detects a user's operating system level settings for reduced motion, turning off animations and effects.
Why this mattersTo prevent triggering symptoms in users with vestibular conditions or migraines.

Typography & Visuals

Typography optimisationText is set to a minimum of 16px (defaulting to 18px), with line lengths and spacing designed for readability.
Why this mattersTo ensure all users can read your content with ease.
Automated colour contrastThe system automatically enforces accessible colour pairings for text, buttons, and links against their backgrounds.
Why this mattersTo make sure text is readable to users with visual impairments.
Persistent link underliningText links are always underlined.
Why this mattersTo ensure users can easily identify clickable text, even if they have difficulty distinguishing colors.
High contrast mode compatibilityYour website detects and adapts to Windows High Contrast Mode.
Why this mattersTo ensure users who rely on Windows High Contrast Mode can navigate and read your website effectively.

Navigation & Assistive Technology

Keyboard operabilityAll interactive elements are reachable via keyboard, accompanied by visible focus indicators.
Why this mattersTo support users who navigate via keyboard rather than a mouse or trackpad.
"Skip to main content" linksHidden bypass links are implemented at the top of the page.
Why this mattersTo allow keyboard users to bypass repetitive header menus and jump directly to the primary content.
Semantic HTML structureWeb pages are built using best practices for semantic HTML, with correct heading hierarchies, landmarks, and ARIA roles.
Why this mattersTo ensure assistive technologies such as screen readers can accurately interpret and navigate the content.
Accessible form markupForms are built with explicit label associations, structural markup, and ARIA live regions for automatic error message announcements.
Why this mattersTo ensure screen reader users can accurately fill out and submit forms without missing validation errors.
Image alt-textAll images have alternative text descriptions.
Why this mattersTo provide descriptions of visual content for users who rely on screen readers.

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