Accessibility

Last updated: 9 November 2026.

Our aim

We aim for this site to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.

What we have done

• Text and buttons meet contrast guidelines, including the gold labels, which use a darker shade on light backgrounds.
• Every page can be used with a keyboard, with a visible focus outline and a "Skip to content" link.
• Headings, landmarks and labels are marked up so screen readers can find their way around.
• If your device asks for reduced motion, the scrolling animations, the moving list of speaking topics and the tilting book covers all stop.
• Questions on the site open and close with standard controls that work without JavaScript.
• Text can be enlarged to 200% without loss of content.

Known issues

Some placeholder PDFs, such as the reading guides and the speaker one-sheet, are not yet fully tagged for screen readers. We are replacing them with accessible versions.

Tell us about a problem

If something on the site does not work for you, please write to hello@melindacookson.com and tell us the page and what happened. We will reply within five working days and, where we can, send you the information in another format.

How we test

We check the site with a keyboard, a screen reader and automated tools when pages change, and review this statement at least once a year.