We want everyone to be able to ask and answer on 50heads, whatever device or assistive technology they use. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA on the website and to follow the equivalent platform guidelines in the app.
What we do
- Text and buttons meet AA contrast. Colour is never the only way we show something: a selected option has a disc as well as a coloured border.
- Every page works with a keyboard alone, with a visible focus ring and a "skip to content" link.
- Pages use real headings, landmarks and labelled form fields, and set the page language so screen readers pronounce it properly.
- Result bars carry their numbers as text, not just length.
- We respect "reduce motion" settings.
- In the app, every control has an accessible name, text scales with your system setting up to 130% and layouts wrap rather than clip.
What we know isn't right yet
- Some pages in languages other than English and Spanish haven't yet been tested with a screen reader in that language.
- The embedded status page is provided by a third party and may not meet the same standard; the plain link above it always works.
How we test
Automated accessibility checks run on every change, and we do a manual screen-reader pass (VoiceOver and NVDA on the web, VoiceOver and TalkBack in the app) before each release.
Tell us
If something doesn't work for you, email support@50heads.com with the page and what happened. We'll reply within five working days and fix what we can. If you're not happy with our response in the UK, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.