Accessibility statement

Standards followed

cuko.uk targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA across all public pages. The site is built and tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by the W3C.

The site is also designed to support the inclusive-design dimensions referenced in the European Accessibility Act 2025 (EU Directive 2019/882) and the United Kingdom Equality Act 2010.

Conformance target

WCAG 2.2 Level AA

Page reach

All public pages on cuko.uk

Last reviewed

2026-04-26

Review cadence

At every release, plus quarterly manual audit

Accessibility features

• Semantic landmarks and heading hierarchy Every page uses semantic HTML5 landmarks (header, nav, main, section, footer) and a strict heading order with no skipped levels, so screen-reader navigation by landmark or heading is reliable.
• Keyboard-first navigation All interactive elements are reachable and operable with a keyboard alone. A skip-to-main-content link is the first focusable element on every page. The current navigation item is conveyed both visually and via aria-current.
• Visible focus indicators All interactive elements receive a high-contrast accent ring when focused via keyboard. Mouse users do not see the ring, preserving the visual design.
• Colour and contrast Body text on background meets AAA (greater than 16:1). The accent colour passes WCAG AA in every role — both as a fill and as a stand-alone signal on background. Information is never conveyed by colour alone; it is reinforced by weight, position, icons, or text.
• Colour-vision deficiency support The accent palette is electric blue, chosen to remain distinguishable across the most common colour-vision deficiencies (deuteranomaly, protanopia, tritanopia).
• Manual theme override An AUTO / LIGHT / DARK toggle in the masthead lets users override the operating-system theme preference. Choice persists in localStorage.
• Reduced-motion preference Users with the prefers-reduced-motion preference enabled see no animations: hero reveal is suppressed, the brand cursor stops blinking, the number counters snap directly to their final values, and smooth-scroll is disabled.
• Increased-contrast preference Users with the prefers-contrast preference set to "more" see all rules and borders bumped to the strongest ink colour, and muted greys collapse to full ink.
• Touch targets All interactive elements are at least 44 by 44 CSS pixels on touch devices, in line with WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 2.5.5.
• Print stylesheet When printed or saved as PDF, the site outputs a high-contrast monochrome layout with link URLs expanded inline so paper readers retain reference value.
• Language declaration The document language is declared as en-GB so screen readers select the correct pronunciation profile.
• Automated regression testing Every release runs Playwright smoke tests across six viewport sizes and an axe-core accessibility scan. Failures surface in continuous integration before deploy.

Known issues

The following items are known to fall short of WCAG 2.2 Level AA. We are working to resolve them.

None reported

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please report it using the contact details below. Reported barriers are tracked publicly in the project repository on GitHub.

How to contact us

If any part of cuko.uk is not accessible to you, please tell us. We respond to accessibility reports within five working days and aim to resolve issues within thirty days, depending on complexity.

Escalation

If you are not satisfied with our response to an accessibility report, you may escalate to the relevant national enforcement body. In the United Kingdom that is the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS). In the European Union it is the national authority designated under the European Accessibility Act in your country of residence.