Accessibility Statement

Our standard

This site was built for the autistic community. Accessibility is not a compliance exercise here. It is the brief. We are committed to meeting WCAG 2.2 AA across all pages, resources, and downloadable content including the toolkit and all campaign materials. Text contrast meets the AAA level of 7 to 1, and nothing you can press is smaller than 44 pixels.

We know that accessibility means different things to different people. Autistic people, people with sensory sensitivities, people using screen readers, people on low bandwidth, people accessing this site in a second language, and people with cognitive, physical, or neurological differences are all part of this community. All of them should be able to use this site without barriers.

Visual and motor accessibility

We have designed this site with clear visual hierarchy, consistent navigation, and colour contrast that meets AAA for text. Text never sits on a photograph. Every image has alt text written by a person, never a file name. The site is navigable by keyboard, and every control is reachable with a screen reader, voice control and switch access. PDFs are formatted for screen reader compatibility.

The site is set in Inclusive Sans by Olivia King, winner of a D&AD Yellow Pencil for Type Design and Lettering. It is drawn so every letter is clear: I, l and 1 are distinct, O and 0 are distinct, and b, d, p and q are not mirror images.

Cognitive accessibility

We write in plain language throughout. We avoid jargon. We use clear headings, short paragraphs, and consistent page structures so that navigation is predictable. We do not use autoplay media, flashing content, carousels that move by themselves, or design patterns that create unnecessary cognitive load. Where content is complex we provide a plain language summary at the top.

Comfort settings

Every page has a Comfort button in the header, always in the same place. It lets you choose:

• Colour: full colour, calm (muted colours, no decorative images, no glow) or high contrast
• Appearance: follow your device, light or dark
• Text size: standard, larger or largest
• Wider spacing between letters, words and lines
• An easier to read font, Atkinson Hyperlegible, made for low vision readers
• Every link underlined, so links never rely on colour
• A reading guide that follows the line you are reading
• A bigger focus ring, so you can see where you are with a keyboard
• No motion, which stops every animation and transition

Motion is already off if your device asks for reduced motion. Your choices are saved in your own browser and never sent to us.

The toolkit and downloadable resources

All toolkit resources are designed to meet accessibility standards. Templates are built with sufficient contrast, readable fonts, and alt text fields. If you find a resource that does not meet this standard, tell us and we will fix it.

Third party content

Some pages on this site include embedded content from external platforms including YouTube, social media, and third party tools. We cannot guarantee that third party content meets our accessibility standard. Where we are aware of a gap we will note it alongside the content.

How we test

Every page is checked with automated tools (axe) on every build, in every comfort setting, at desktop and phone width, and at 320 pixels wide with no sideways scrolling. Every form works with a keyboard and without JavaScript, and tells you exactly what to fix if something is missing. We last tested on 3 November 2026. Testing with screen readers, voice control and switch access, and by paid autistic testers, comes next, and this page will say when it is done. The first paid test with autistic testers takes place before the 2027 campaign launches in January 2027.

Known issues

We would rather tell you than have you find them:

• Making your card by sign, voice or symbols is not open yet. You can write your card or draw it now, and change it later.
• The drawing pad for your card needs a mouse, a pen or a finger. Writing is always available.
• Older news posts carry photos from our previous site without written descriptions. We are writing them.
• On phones, the Comfort button shows an icon only. Screen readers and voice control can use its name, Comfort settings.
• Easy Read and Auslan versions of the six actions are not available yet.

If you encounter a barrier

Contact us at [email protected] and tell us what you were trying to do and what got in the way. A person reads that inbox and will reply within five business days, and we will prioritise the fix.

You do not need to justify your request or explain your disability. You encountered a barrier. That is enough.

Accountability

This statement is reviewed annually or following any significant change to the site. Kyriakos Gold, Founder and CEO of Just Gold, which builds the site, is accountable for its accessibility. If you raise an issue and we have not resolved it to your satisfaction, come back to us. We would rather hear from you again than have you give up on the site.