Accessibility statement for this website
We want this site to be usable by everyone who needs to read it, including people using a screen reader, a keyboard alone, speech input or magnification. This page says what standard we aim at, what we have actually measured rather than assumed, and what we know is still imperfect.
What this statement covers. It describes ligara.org, the marketing website. The signed-in application is a separate product with its own interface, and it has not been assessed to this standard yet. We are not going to claim otherwise here.
What we aim at, and why
We target WCAG 2.2 level AA. Under the Equality Act 2010 we have to make reasonable adjustments so that a disabled person is not put at a substantial disadvantage, and WCAG 2.2 AA is the recognised way of showing what that means for a website in practice.
- Every image has a text alternative. All 46 images across the site carry descriptive alt text, checked mechanically rather than by eye.
- Headings are in order. Each page has exactly one h1 and no skipped levels, verified across all pages.
- Every form control has a label. The enquiry form's inputs, selects and textarea are each associated with a visible label, and the option groups are wrapped in their labels.
- There is a visible focus indicator on everything you can reach with a keyboard, and a skip link to jump past the navigation.
- Text contrast meets 4.5:1. We measured every text-and-background pair the stylesheet actually produces; the ones that fell short were changed, not excused. The lowest ratio now in use is 4.52:1.
- Form field borders meet 3:1, which is the separate requirement for the outline of something you interact with.
- Links inside sentences are underlined, so colour is not the only thing marking them as links.
- Motion respects your settings. If your system asks for reduced motion, the fade-in animations do not run.
What has been checked
The redesigned website was checked on 30 September 2026. Automated checks help find barriers, but do not establish full accessibility or replace testing with people who use assistive technology.
| Check | Result | Scope and limitations |
|---|---|---|
| Automated accessibility checks | No detected violations | axe-core 4.10.3, WCAG A/AA rule sets, on all 16 pages in desktop Chrome. Some contrast checks require manual review. This is not an independent accessibility audit. |
| Small screens | No horizontal page overflow | All 16 pages checked at 320px and 768px viewport widths. Homepage and mobile menu also reviewed at 390px. Wide data tables have their own scroll areas. |
| Page structure and images | Checked across all pages | One main heading per page, sequential heading levels, image alternatives, intrinsic image sizes and working internal section links. |
| Motion and progressive enhancement | Controls provided | The homepage story has pause, resume and chapter controls, respects reduced-motion preferences and pauses off screen. Content and product images remain available with JavaScript disabled. |
| Screen reader testing | Not completed | The redesign has not yet been tested with VoiceOver, NVDA or JAWS, or with people who rely on assistive technology. |
| Independent audit | Not completed | No third-party accessibility audit has been carried out. We do not claim certified conformance. |
What we know is not good enough yet
Listing these is more useful to you than a clean bill of health, and it stops us quietly forgetting them.
- Architecture diagrams scroll sideways on a phone. A few pages show the system layout as preformatted text in a box that scrolls horizontally on a narrow screen. It is reachable and readable, but a wide box you have to drag is not a good experience, and the same information is written out in prose nearby.
- Product screenshots carry a description, not a transcript. Each has alt text explaining what the screen shows, but the individual numbers inside a screenshot are not written out. If you need the values in one of them, ask and we will send them.
- No testing with assistive technology yet, as set out above. This is the gap we would most like to close, and it needs people rather than tooling.
- The application has not been assessed. It has around three hundred inline event handlers and a far more complex interface than this site, and we are not going to imply it meets AA before it has been checked.
If something on this site blocks you
Email info@ligara.org and say which page and what happened. You do not need to know the technical term for it, and you do not need to phrase it as a standards failure — “I could not get to the form with my keyboard” is exactly the right level of detail.
- We will reply within five working days. We are a small team, so that is a realistic commitment rather than a generous-sounding one.
- If you need something on this site in another format — a page as plain text, or the content of a diagram written out — ask and we will send it.
- If we cannot fix it quickly, we will tell you what the obstacle is and give you the information another way in the meantime.
- If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service, which advises on Equality Act rights.
Status of this statement. It describes this website as we measured it, and it is honest about what we have not tested. It is not a legal conformance claim and it has not been reviewed by an accessibility auditor. When we complete assistive-technology testing we will update this page and say what changed.