Accessibility Statement

Last Updated: May 28, 2026

Our commitment

Pet Allergy Scanner is committed to making this website usable for the widest possible audience, including people who use assistive technologies. The site is built and tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at conformance level AA.

What we have done

  • Semantic HTML landmarks (header, nav, main, footer) on every page.
  • Visible keyboard focus rings on all interactive controls.
  • Modal dialogs use focus trapping, return focus on close, and respond to Esc.
  • Tab interfaces follow the WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices pattern (arrow-key navigation, single tab stop, aria-selected).
  • Form inputs have visible labels and programmatic name / role / value.
  • Body copy uses a minimum 16 px base, with 1.6 line-height for prose.
  • Body text contrast meets WCAG AA across the palette (4.5:1 minimum).
  • A prefers-reduced-motion rule disables non-essential animation site-wide.
  • A print stylesheet strips chrome so articles print cleanly for offline reference.
  • Images have meaningful alt text; decorative images are marked alt="".

Known limitations

We track known accessibility gaps openly and prioritise them alongside other engineering work. Current items being worked on:

  • The scanner upload widget relies on a third-party camera library; we are evaluating replacements with stronger keyboard / screen-reader support.
  • A small number of CTA buttons in the orange palette are being shifted to the higher-contrast forest palette in a phased rollout.
  • Some legacy article diagrams (where present) do not yet have long descriptions.

Report a barrier

If you have encountered an accessibility problem on this site — anything that prevented you from using a feature, reading content, or completing a task — please tell me. Email hello@petallergyscanner.com with the page URL and a brief description of what went wrong, and (if relevant) the assistive technology, browser, and operating system you were using. I'll acknowledge within two working days and aim to resolve issues within 30 days, or sooner where the fix is straightforward.

Testing approach

Accessibility is tested through a combination of automated static analysis, keyboard-only walkthroughs of the main flows (scanner, food finder, symptom screener, article reading, sign in / out), and ad-hoc screen-reader testing on iOS VoiceOver and macOS VoiceOver. We do not currently commission third-party audits.

Enforcement

The UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission is responsible for enforcing the public-sector accessibility regulations. Pet Allergy Scanner is not a public-sector body, but I treat the same standards as a baseline.