Accessibility
We want ConMap to be usable by everyone, including people who rely on assistive technology.
Our commitment
ConMap aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA — the standard most widely referenced for web accessibility. Accessibility is an ongoing effort, and we work to keep the site usable for people who browse with screen readers, keyboards, screen magnification, and other assistive technologies.
What we’ve done
Recent work across the site includes a semantic page structure with proper headings and landmark regions — a main content area, navigation, and footer — along with a “Skip to content” link so keyboard users can jump straight past the navigation. Every page can be operated by keyboard alone, with a clearly visible outline showing which link, button, or field currently has focus.
Form fields throughout the site — including the event submission form — are properly labelled so screen readers announce each one, and validation errors are surfaced and brought into focus when a submission needs attention. Colour combinations are chosen to meet AA contrast levels for text, decorative icons are hidden from screen readers so they don’t add noise, and meaningful images carry text descriptions.
Layouts reflow and stay usable when text is enlarged or the screen is small, so the site works across phones, tablets, and desktops without loss of content or function.
Conformance status
We aim for ConMap to conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Automated testing across the main page types currently reports no failures, and we back that up with manual keyboard and screen-reader checks. Automated tools can’t catch everything, though, so we treat conformance as something we maintain and keep testing rather than a finished box to tick — and we’d rather hear about a barrier from you than assume there are none.
Ratings and other visual elements
Where information is shown visually, we provide a text equivalent. The star ratings on event pages, for example, are announced to screen readers as a number out of five (such as “Rated 4 out of 5”), and the star control for leaving a rating names each option clearly. If you ever come across something that’s conveyed only by colour, shape, or an image without a text alternative, please tell us using the details below and we’ll fix it.
Tell us about a problem
We welcome your feedback. If you encounter an accessibility barrier on ConMap, email us at admin@conmap.net with the address of the page, a short description of the problem, and — if you can — the browser and assistive technology you were using. We aim to respond within a few business days, and we’ll work with you to provide the information or service you need in an accessible way.
How we test
We assess ConMap using a combination of automated tools (including axe and Lighthouse) and manual checks — keyboard-only navigation and screen-reader review. This is a self-evaluation; the site has not been audited by an outside party.
This statement was last reviewed in August 2026.