Accessibility

Why this matters to me

A lot of the families who land here move through the world differently. Some of the kids use a switch or a screen reader. Some of the parents are reading this one-handed at 2am with a kid finally asleep on their chest. I started this site for exactly those people, so it would be a small dodge to build it in a way that locked any of them out. The site should work for everyone who needs it.

What I aim for

I aim for WCAG 2.2 level AA. That's the standard most people mean when they say a site is accessible, and it's the bar I hold each page to as I build it, not something I bolt on at the end.

What's in place

Here's what is actually true on this site, in plain words rather than checklist jargon:

• The pages are built with real structure. Headers, navigation, main content, and footer are marked as the landmarks they are, so a screen reader can jump straight to what you want.
• Headings go in order. An H1 then H2s then H3s, never skipping a level to make text look a certain size.
• You can do everything with a keyboard. Tab through links, menus, and the email form, and the thing you're on shows a clear focus outline so you never lose your place.
• Text and buttons keep enough contrast against their background to stay readable, in both the light and the dark theme.
• There's a dark mode, for the late-night reading and for anyone who finds bright screens hard.
• Images carry alt text that describes what's in them, so the picture still means something when you can't see it.
• The forms have real labels tied to their fields, not just gray placeholder text that vanishes the moment you start typing.
• Motion respects your settings. If you've told your device to reduce motion, the page transition and the little effects turn themselves off. No surprise movement.

Where I'm still working

I won't pretend this is finished and flawless. I'm one mom building and checking this between school runs, so things slip past me. A new page might ship with a contrast that's a hair too low, or an image I forgot to describe. When I catch one, I fix it. When you catch one, tell me, and I'll fix that too.

Tell me if something's broken

Hit a wall anywhere on the site, a link you can't reach with the keyboard, text you can't read, a form you can't fill out, please email me at [email protected]. Tell me the page and what got in your way. I'll do my best to fix it, and a real person who cares will read what you send. If it's easier to use the contact page instead, that reaches me too.