Accessibility statement for Mind the Kerb

This statement applies to mindthekerb.org.

This site is run by Braw Data. We want as many people as possible to be able to use it — accessibility is the point of the project, not an afterthought.

What we've built for accessibility

• Every page has a skip link, a main landmark, and a clear heading structure.
• Status is never shown by colour alone — there is always a text label, and map markers use shape and outline as well as colour.
• A high-contrast mode you can switch on from your account dashboard. It follows you across devices when you're signed in, and we honour your operating system's increase-contrast setting automatically.
• Page zoom is never disabled.
• Keyboard focus is always visible, and dialogs return focus to where you were.
• System fonts only — no web fonts to load or fail.

Compliance status

This site partially conforms to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 level AA. "Partially" because our code-level audit is complete, but testing with real assistive technology and with members of the Stirling Access Panel is still in progress — we'd rather be honest about that than claim more than we've verified.

Known limitations

• The map is graphical by nature. Recording a kerb means placing a point on a map, which is harder with a screen reader. Live announcements describe what happens when you tap (snapping, placement), but precise placement without sight remains difficult. We're exploring non-map contribution paths as future work.
• Screen-reader testing is in progress. VoiceOver (iOS), TalkBack (Android), and NVDA (Windows) walkthroughs are scheduled before launch; this statement will be updated with their findings.
• Rendered contrast verification is in progress for map markers against live map tiles.

How to give feedback

If you find a problem, or need information from this site in a different format, email alasdair@socialudo.org. We try to respond within 14 days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) enforces the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018. Mind the Kerb is not a public-sector body, but we voluntarily commit to the same standards.

Testing approach

This statement is based on:

• A code-level WCAG 2.2 AA audit (June 2026): semantic structure, landmarks, labels, ARIA states, live regions, focus management, zoom, and an automated guard against inline-handler regressions.
• Device and assistive-technology testing — VoiceOver (iOS), TalkBack (Android), NVDA (Windows) — and sessions with members of the Stirling Access Panel, scheduled before launch. Findings will be reflected here.

Last updated

June 2026. This statement is updated as the device and Access Panel testing completes.