Our commitment and how we measure itOur commitment and how we measure it
What we have done, what we know still falls short, and how to tell us when we get it wrong.What we have done, what we know still falls short, and how to tell us when we get it wrong.
This website aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA, the standard referenced by accessibility legislation in the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and elsewhere. That is a target we work to and test against, not a certificate: this statement records where we stand.
What we have done
- Colour contrast. Every text colour is measured against the background it sits on. Body text and captions meet the 4.5:1 minimum, and text over photographs sits on a darkening layer so a bright image cannot wash it out.
- Keyboard and focus. Every control can be reached and operated with a keyboard, the focus outline is visible on light and dark backgrounds alike, and a skip link jumps straight to the main content.
- Structure. Each page has one main heading, headings run in order, navigation and footer are marked up as landmarks, and lists are real lists.
- Images. Photographs carry descriptions; purely decorative shapes are hidden from screen readers rather than described.
- Forms. Every field has a visible label, and an error is announced and tied to the field it belongs to.
- Movement. If your device asks for reduced motion, the animations, scroll effects and transitions are switched off.
- Language. The site can be read in 17 languages, including right-to-left scripts such as Arabic, and the page tells assistive technology which language is in use.
- Dialogs. The language panel keeps keyboard focus inside it while open and returns focus to the button that opened it.
- Cookie consent. The consent banner is reachable and operable by keyboard, its buttons are labelled for screen readers, and rejecting is as easy to find and press as accepting.
Known limitations
- Translations are automatic. Languages other than English are produced by machine translation. Wording can be awkward, and an occasional term may be wrong. The English version is the authoritative one, and we will correct any translation that misleads.
- The Climate Clock widget is a third party. It is supplied by climateclock.world and is currently unavailable from their servers. Until it returns we show our own countdown, which we control and test.
- Detailed artwork. Our logo contains small lettering that cannot be read at header size. Its description carries the name, so nothing is lost to a screen reader.
- No independent audit yet. The checks behind this statement were carried out by us. We would welcome a review by an external accessibility specialist, and by people who use assistive technology daily.
- The consent banner is a third-party component, supplied by Silktide. We have themed it and tested it, but we do not control it.
Telling us about a problem
If anything on this site stops you from getting what you need, write to [email protected] and describe what happened. Please include the page and the device or software you were using if you can. We aim to reply within ten working days, and to fix anything that blocks access rather than merely acknowledging it.
How this statement was prepared
Prepared by the Centre, last reviewed in September 2026. It is based on a review of the site against WCAG 2.2 AA, including measured colour contrast, keyboard testing, and a check of the page structure and forms.
