Accessibility statement

This site is built to meet WCAG 2.2 level AA. That is a commitment about how it was made and tested, not a badge, so this page says what was actually checked and what is still outstanding.

What was done

• Keyboard. Everything that can be clicked can be reached and operated with a keyboard alone. There is a skip link to the main content, and the mobile menu traps focus while it is open and returns focus to the button that opened it.
• Focus. Focus is always visible, using a two-tone ring: a dark outline with a yellow halo. A single colour was tried first and failed contrast against one of the site's two backgrounds, so both halves are deliberate.
• Contrast. Body text meets 4.5:1 and large text 3:1 throughout. Text over photographs sits on a gradient scrim weighted so it clears 4.5:1 whatever the image behind it is doing.
• Without JavaScript. Every page is readable and every link works. The contact form submits and confirms normally. Content that fades in on scroll is visible immediately when scripting is off.
• Reduced motion. If your system asks for reduced motion, animation and transitions are switched off and nothing moves on scroll.
• Zoom and reflow. Pages work down to a 320px viewport and at 400% zoom without content being cut off or needing sideways scrolling.
• Text spacing. Increasing line height, letter spacing and word spacing does not clip or overlap any text.
• Images. Every photograph carries alt text describing what is in the frame. Decorative elements are hidden from assistive technology rather than described.
• Targets. Interactive elements are at least 24 by 24 pixels, and navigation and buttons at least 44 pixels.

How it was tested

Automated testing used axe-core across every page at desktop and mobile widths, checking WCAG 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 at levels A and AA. Manual testing covered keyboard navigation and focus order, behaviour at 320 pixels wide, text-spacing overrides, reduced-motion preference, and the site with JavaScript disabled.

Testing was done with automated tools and by hand. It hasnot been audited by a third party, and it has not been tested with real screen reader users. Both are worth doing, and neither has been done yet.

Known limitations

• Journal posts may embed video hosted elsewhere. Those videos do not currently carry captions or a transcript, which does not meet WCAG 1.2.2. Captions will be added as the films are re-hosted.
• Photographs are described in alt text, but a long description of a complex image, for example an aerial view of a whole course, is necessarily a summary.

Telling us about a problem

If something on this site is hard to use, or you need information here in another format, emailollie@ollierastall.com. Say which page and what went wrong, and it will be looked at. Replies are usually within one working day.

If you are not happy with the response, the Equality Advisory and Support Service can help:equalityadvisoryservice.com.

This statement

Prepared on 11 September 2026, based on testing of the whole site carried out on that date by WebOws Design. It will be reviewed when the site changes materially.