Accessibility statement
We want everyone to be able to read Neurodivergent News, including disabled and neurodivergent readers.
Our standard
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. That is the standard that UK equality law (the Equality Act 2010) and similar laws in other countries, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, generally look to for websites.
In practice that means, for example:
- text that meets the WCAG contrast levels in light and dark mode;
- every page works with a keyboard alone, with a visible focus highlight;
- pages work with screen readers, with proper headings, labels and landmarks;
- text can be zoomed to 200% and the page still reflows, with no sideways scrolling;
- no autoplaying media, and animation stops if you ask your device to reduce motion;
- an easy-to-read typeface (Atkinson Hyperlegible) for all body text.
Accessibility settings
Use the Accessibility button at the top of every page (or Accessibility settings in the footer) to adjust the site for yourself:
- text size, line spacing, letter and word spacing, and reading width;
- light or dark mode, and high contrast;
- dyslexia-friendly text, underlined links, reduced motion and hidden images;
- a big focus highlight and a big mouse pointer.
Changes apply straight away. They are saved only on your device, in your browser's local storage. They are never sent to us and we use no cookies or tracking for them. Reset all settings puts everything back. To remove them completely, clear this site's data in your browser.
These settings are an extra. They are not a substitute for an accessible site, and they don't replace the tools you already use: your browser's zoom, your device's display and reading settings, and screen readers all keep working as normal. We built the settings ourselves rather than using a third-party "accessibility overlay", because overlays add outside scripts and many disabled people find they get in the way.
Things we know are not yet right
- Printable PDF issues are not yet "tagged" PDFs, so some screen readers may read them in the wrong order or miss the structure. Every story in a PDF is also on the website, and the web version is fully accessible.
- Floating help buttons on phones (the Phoenix and WhatsApp buttons) can sit over the edge of the text as you scroll. They never cover anything completely, and the text scrolls clear of them.
- Phoenix, our AI helper, is a separate NeuroHub service that opens in its own panel. Its accessibility is looked after by the Phoenix team.
- Links to other websites, such as the sources for each story, go to sites we don't control and may be less accessible.
Tell us about a problem
If something on this site doesn't work for you, or you need information in a different format, please email enquiries@neurohubcommunity.org. Tell us the page address and what happened. We read every message and will reply.
How we test
We check each change with automated accessibility testing (axe), measured colour contrast in light and dark mode, keyboard-only use, and phone and desktop screen sizes. Real readers' feedback matters most, so please tell us what you find.