Accessibility Statement
Site: uksocials.club
Operator: CMP Technologies Ltd
Last updated: the 31st of July 2026
Version: 2.0
Our commitment
UK Socials should be usable by everyone in the UK, including people with disabilities. We aim for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA, we treat accessibility problems as priority bugs, and this page is honest about where we currently fall short.
What is in place
- Keyboard navigation for the main user flows: signing up, logging in, browsing events and venues, messaging, and editing your account.
- Colour contrast meeting the 4.5:1 body-text requirement across the site’s navy-on-light design.
- Resizable text: the layout tolerates browser zoom up to 200%.
- Labels and structure: form fields carry associated labels, and pages use heading structure for screen-reader navigation.
- Alt text on informational images, with decorative images marked for screen readers to skip.
- Responsive design across desktop, tablet and mobile widths.
- Reduced-motion support: animations respect your operating system’s reduced-motion preference.
Where we currently fall short
| Issue | Who it affects | Status |
|---|---|---|
| The drag-and-drop profile customiser (widgets, sigil placement) is difficult without a mouse | Keyboard-only and screen-reader users | Keyboard alternatives are being designed; not yet shipped |
| The profile colour-picker has limited screen-reader announcements | Screen-reader users customising a profile | Planned fix |
| Some member-uploaded images lack useful alt text | Screen-reader users browsing galleries | Exploring required alt text on upload |
| No built-in high-contrast theme toggle | Low-vision users preferring high-contrast UIs | Planned, not yet shipped |
| Some interactive widgets (custom dropdowns, date pickers) have incomplete ARIA announcements | Screen-reader users on forms | Being addressed as forms are revised |
This list changes as we test and fix, and the date at the top tells you when it last did.
Compatibility
UK Socials is built with HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and tested in the last two major versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge, on desktop and mobile, with VoiceOver, NVDA and TalkBack spot checks. JavaScript is required for some features, including the questionnaire; where that is the case the page says so rather than failing silently.
How we test
Automated accessibility checks in routine quality passes; manual keyboard-only runs of key flows before significant releases; screen-reader spot checks; and member reports treated as priority bugs. We have not yet commissioned an independent WCAG audit; we intend to once the platform is established.
Reporting an accessibility problem
Email info@uksocials.club with the subject “Accessibility”, telling us what you were trying to do, what went wrong, the page, and the browser and assistive technology you were using.
We acknowledge within 5 working days, investigate, and fix clear AA-level failures as priority bugs (usually within 2 weeks). Where we genuinely cannot fix something (for example a third-party component we do not control), we say so and offer another way to do what you needed: that is the reasonable-adjustments duty and we take it seriously.
If you are not satisfied, escalate through our Complaints Procedure, and beyond us:
- England, Scotland, Wales: Equality Advisory and Support Service, https://www.equalityadvisoryservice.com/, 0808 800 0082
- Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, https://www.equalityni.org/, 028 90 500 600
Contact
Accessibility: info@uksocials.club, subject “Accessibility”
Everything else: info@uksocials.club