Accessibility Statement

1. Our commitment

Pandora’s Box Sexual Health Rehabilitation exists to serve people with communication-access needs, including non-verbal autistic individuals, their families, and the professionals who support them. A website that some of those people cannot use would contradict everything we stand for. We are therefore committed to making this site perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for the widest possible range of people, on the widest possible range of devices and assistive technologies.

2. Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for making web content more accessible. This website aims to conform to WCAG 2.2 at Level AA, and meets or exceeds Level AAA for the contrast of body text.

This is a self-assessment: the evaluation described in section 4 was carried out by the website’s designers (Ignite Web Studios) rather than an independent third party. We believe the site substantially conforms to Level AA, with the limited, documented exceptions listed in section 6. An independent third-party audit can be commissioned to formally certify conformance; we would be glad to arrange one where a funder or partner requires it.

3. Accessibility features on this site

Every page includes an always-available Accessibility control (bottom of the screen) that lets each visitor reshape the page to suit them. Your choices are saved on your device and applied instantly, with no flash, on every page. Available tools include:

• Text size: four steps, scaling the whole layout, not just the words.
• Calm mode: stops motion and mutes decorative imagery for a low-stimulation, sensory-friendly page.
• High contrast: a stronger colour theme that keeps AAA-level text contrast.
• Easy-read font: switches body text to Atkinson Hyperlegible, designed for low vision and reading difficulty.
• More spacing: extra line and letter spacing for easier tracking.
• Easy Read summaries: plain-language, picture-supported summaries at the top of key pages.
• Reading ruler: a guide line that follows the cursor or keyboard focus.
• Read aloud & select-to-speak: the page, or any text you select, can be spoken aloud (where your browser provides speech).
• Plain-language glossary: clear definitions for key terms, on tap or keyboard.

Beyond the toolbar, the site is built for access from the ground up:

• Full keyboard operation, with a “Skip to content” link and a clearly visible focus outline on every interactive element.
• Semantic HTML with a single, logical heading order per page, landmark regions, and descriptive labels for screen-reader users.
• Descriptive alt text on meaningful images; decorative images are correctly hidden from assistive technology.
• Respect for “reduced motion”: if your device asks for less animation, the site honours it automatically. Nothing flashes or strobes.
• Generous, resizable type with a 1.7 line-height, and layouts that reflow without loss of content down to small screens and up to 400% zoom.
• A “Quick exit” control (and Shift+Esc) that leaves the site immediately, for privacy and safety.

4. How we tested

This assessment combined automated and manual evaluation against the WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criteria:

• Automated checks across every page for colour-contrast ratios, image alternative text, heading structure, accessible names on controls, content reflow, and the WCAG 2.2 additions for target size (2.5.8) and focus not obscured (2.4.11).
• Manual keyboard testing: navigating and operating every page, menu, form, and dialog using only the keyboard, confirming a visible focus indicator and a logical focus order throughout.
• Manual review of reading order, link purpose, form labels and error handling, and behaviour under the high-contrast, large-text, reduced-motion, and 400% zoom conditions.

Issues found during testing were remediated before this statement was published. We re-run the automated suite whenever the site changes.

5. Compatibility

This website is designed to work with recent versions of major browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari) on desktop and mobile, and with the assistive technologies commonly used alongside them, including screen readers and browser zoom. The site is built with progressive enhancement: if JavaScript is unavailable, the content and core navigation still work. It is not designed for Internet Explorer.

6. Known limitations

We are honest about where work remains. We are actively addressing the following, and we will provide an accessible alternative on request in the meantime:

• Read aloud & select-to-speak rely on your browser’s built-in speech engine. A few browsers do not provide one, in which case these specific tools will not appear.
• Downloadable documents (such as a printed brochure PDF) may not yet meet the same standard as the website. If you need a document in an accessible format, please ask and we will provide one.
• Video content is not currently published on the site. When it is, it will include captions and a transcript.
• Embedded third-party content (for example, the contact form provider) is partly governed by that provider; we choose accessible providers and offer phone and email as alternatives to any online form.

7. Technical information

This site relies on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Accessibility depends on these technologies being supported by your browser; where a technology is not supported, the site is built to degrade gracefully so that content and navigation remain available. Conformance is assessed against WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criteria.

8. Give us feedback: we want to hear from you

If you find any part of this website difficult to use, or you need information in a different format, please tell us. Your feedback genuinely shapes the site, and we treat access barriers as a priority. We aim to respond within 5 business days.

9. Approval and review

This statement reflects a self-assessment of the website’s conformance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA, prepared by Ignite Web Studios on behalf of Pandora’s Box Sexual Health Rehabilitation. We review it, and re-test the site, at least once a year and whenever we make significant changes.

Statement first published: May 31, 2026·Last reviewed: May 31, 2026·Next review due: May 2027