Accessibility
Accessibility statement.
A clinic's website is read by people with low vision, people using a keyboard, people with a tremor, and people who turn animation off because it makes them ill. This page says what is done about that here, and what is not yet.
The standard
What is being aimed at.
This site targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Every clinic site built here is built to the same target, and it is written into the scope rather than offered as an upgrade.
In place on this site
- ✓A skip link to main content on every page.
- ✓One
h1per page and headings in order, so a screen reader's outline matches the visual one. - ✓Every interactive element reachable and operable by keyboard, with a focus indicator that is always visible — and, on this site, one that travels between elements rather than jumping.
- ✓Landmarks and
aria-currenton navigation, so you can tell where you are. - ✓Form errors announced through live regions, tied to their field, and written in words rather than colour alone.
- ✓Real alternative text on meaningful images; decorative illustration hidden from assistive technology instead of described pointlessly.
- ✓Full
prefers-reduced-motionsupport. Animations do not simply stop — each one has a still state designed to carry the same meaning. - ✓Text that reflows to 320 px and survives 200% zoom without horizontal scrolling.
- ✓Touch targets of at least 44 px on controls.
- ✓A dark theme that is a designed theme, not an inverted one.
Known gaps, stated rather than hidden
- !No formal third-party audit has been carried out. The claim above is self-assessed, and self-assessment is weaker evidence than an audit. An independent review is planned before the first client site launches.
- !The animated clinic mock-ups convey their meaning through motion and a caption. They are decorative and hidden from assistive technology, but a text equivalent of each sequence would be better.
- !Fonts are currently loaded from a third-party origin, which can delay text on a slow connection. Self-hosting is the next change.
Why this matters for a clinic
It is not only the right thing.
Accessibility is a legal exposure as well as an ethical one. One industry roundup counts 8,667 ADA Title III website lawsuits filed in 2025. A clinic website that cannot be used with a keyboard or read by a screen reader is a risk sitting on your domain, and most templates sold to veterinary practices have never been checked.
Figure as reported by Web Tonic in its 2026 veterinary web design roundup. It is a secondary source quoting litigation trackers, not a court record, and it is quoted here as an order of magnitude rather than an exact count.
If something is broken
Tell me and it gets fixed.
If any part of this site is difficult or impossible for you to use, email contact.vetfluence@gmail.com. Say what you were trying to do and what got in the way. You will get a reply from a person, normally the same day, and a fix rather than an explanation of why it is fine.