Accessibility

What we aim for

Our target is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA.

What we have checked

• Every interactive control can be reached and operated with a keyboard, and has a visible focus outline.
• The product galleries use arrow-key navigation, as expected of a tab interface.
• Images and illustrations carry text alternatives.
• The waitlist form has real labels, marks required fields, and announces validation errors.
• Animations are disabled automatically for visitors whose system is set to reduce motion.
• Body text and interface text have been checked for colour contrast at Level AA.

Known limitations

These are the problems we know about at the date above. We are not treating them as acceptable; they are on the list to fix.

The product mockups are pictures, not readable content

Every product screen on this site is drawn in HTML and then scaled to fit, like a screenshot. To a screen reader each one is announced as a single image with a one-sentence description, so the detail inside — the invoice lines, the client names, the amounts — is not available to read. The surrounding headings and captions carry the meaning, but the equivalent is summarised rather than complete.

Mockup text becomes very small on narrow screens

Because the mockups are scaled down as a whole rather than reflowing, the text inside them shrinks with the viewport. On a phone it is effectively illegible, and zooming the page scales the whole picture rather than enlarging the text. This falls short of the WCAG requirements on resizing text and reflow.

Some content depends on JavaScript

Sections below the top of the page fade in as you scroll. If JavaScript is unavailable or fails to load, that content can stay hidden. The legal pages, including this one, do not rely on JavaScript and are readable either way.

Some labels are set in very small type

A few badges, tags and captions are set at 10–11px. They are readable at default zoom on a desktop, but they are smaller than we would like and harder to read on a phone.

We have not tested with assistive technology in real use

Our testing has been automated checks plus keyboard navigation. We have not sat down with VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, Dragon or a screen magnifier and worked through the site, and we have not had a disabled user test it. That is the gap most likely to be hiding something we have not listed here.

Tell us when something does not work

If any part of this site is difficult or impossible for you to use, email hello@collectraft.com. It helps if you can tell us:

• The page you were on.
• What you were trying to do, and what happened instead.
• The browser, device and assistive technology you were using, if you know.

We will acknowledge your message within 5 business days and tell you what we plan to do about it. If something on this site is blocking you from joining the waitlist, say so and we will add you by hand.

Other ways to reach us are on the contact page.

The product itself

Collectraft is not available yet, so this statement covers only this website. We will publish a separate statement for the product, based on testing of the real application, before it launches.