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Accessibility

Accessibility statement

Parts of our audience rely on assistive technology. Accessibility is not a finish line — it is an ongoing check — but the target is clear: every reader should be able to use every page.

What we aim for

The Unseen Mind targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA on every page. In practical terms, that means:

  • The site is usable end-to-end with a keyboard only. Focus states are always visible.
  • The site is usable at 400% browser zoom without content loss or horizontal scrolling for body text.
  • Semantic HTML is used throughout (proper headings, landmarks, lists, form labels). Every page has exactly one <h1>.
  • Text colour contrast meets or exceeds 7:1 for body text and 4.5:1 for secondary text against our off-white page background.
  • Where images appear in future, they carry descriptive alt text or are marked as decorative. The site today is almost entirely text.
  • Motion is respected: prefers-reduced-motion switches off the site’s smooth scrolling and any non-essential animation.
  • All interactive elements (the newsletter form, the jump-nav, citation links) are reachable and operable from keyboard and screen reader.

What we know is imperfect

We keep an honest list here rather than claim perfection. As of the last review date below, nothing known is failing AA — but the site is young and content is being added weekly. We will list any issue that comes up here, with the date it was found and the date it was fixed.

How to report a problem

If a page is not accessible to you — for any reason, with any assistive technology, on any device — please tell us. Email [email protected]. Useful details (but not required): what you were trying to do, which page, which device and assistive technology. We will acknowledge within a week and aim to fix or substantively respond within 28 days.

If our response does not resolve the issue, you can contact the UK Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) at equalityadvisoryservice.com.

Technical details

The site is built with Next.js and served through Cloudflare. Pages are mostly server-rendered and continue to work with JavaScript disabled for content (the newsletter signup form requires JS). No page relies on video, audio, or imagery to convey information that is not also available in text.