Accessibility
Everyone should be able to find out what is on. This page says the standard the Slate is built to, how I test it, what still falls short, and what to do if something gets in your way.
The standard
The Slate is built to WCAG 2.2 AA, the web accessibility rules published by the W3C. That covers everything the older 2.1 rules ask for, plus newer ones. It is how the site is built from the start, not a check added at the end.
What that means here
Structure. Pages use real headings, landmarks, lists and buttons, so a screen reader gets a page that makes sense.
Keyboard. Every link, chip and button works with a keyboard alone, with a visible focus ring. The first thing on every page is a link that skips straight to the wall.
Reading. Text meets the AA contrast rules. The main font, Atkinson Hyperlegible, was designed for readers with low vision. Pages hold together when you zoom in or make the text bigger.
Tapping. Buttons and chips are big enough to hit with a thumb, and small ones have room around them.
Motion. The home wall pastes its posters up with a short animation. Turn on reduce motion in your device settings and the wall holds still.
Pictures. The riso pictures at the top of each page are decoration, so screen readers skip them and go straight to the heading. The map on the towns page is described in full.
Paper. Every wall prints as a plain list, for anyone who would rather read it on the fridge.
Testing. Pages are checked with automated WCAG 2.2 AA tools, the axe rules and a colour contrast sweep, at phone and desktop widths. On 14 September 2026 that check found no automated failures on six key pages. I also check by hand: with a keyboard alone, zoomed to 200 percent, and on a narrow phone screen. Automated tools only catch part of the problem, so they are where testing starts, not where it ends.
Where the Slate stands
Screen readers. I have not yet tested the whole site with a screen reader from start to finish. That is next. If you use one and something does not make sense, please tell me.
Other websites. Every poster links to the calendar it came from. I cannot fix those sites. If one gets in your way, tell me and I will get you the details another way.
New pages. The Slate changes most weeks. If something new falls short, I want to know, and I will fix it.
Found a barrier? Tell me
If any part of this site is hard to use, with assistive technology or without it, email me at hello@kootenaylist.ca, or call or text 778 761 5897. Tell me what happened and what you were using. You never need the site’s forms to reach me. I read every message myself and reply within two working days.
Every report gets the same treatment. I fix it, check the fix with the same kind of setup that hit the problem, and write back to tell you what changed.