Accessibility

Last audited: 2026-04-24

TradieCerts is built to be usable by everyone who needs a trade certification — including tradies using screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, voice control, or working one-handed on a phone at the back of a ute. Our target is WCAG 2.1 Level AA.

Our standard

• Every page ships with semantic HTML, heading hierarchy, and skip-to-content link
• Colour contrast meets or exceeds 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for UI components
• All interactive elements are keyboard-reachable in a logical tab order
• Comparison tables stack into readable cards below 768px — no horizontal scroll
• Images carry descriptive alt text; decorative images are hidden from assistive tech
• Forms use real labels, descriptive error messages, and don't rely on colour alone
• Text resizes to 200% without breaking layout
• Focus indicators are visible and never suppressed

Known limitations

We're honest about what we haven't fixed yet:

• Third-party embeds (e.g. future map views, video guides) may not meet AA out-of-the-box. We'll audit and either fix, replace, or warn users before shipping them.
• Dynamic filter interactions on comparison tables are server-rendered; client-side filters (Phase 6) will be built with ARIA live regions so screen-reader users hear counts update.
• Dark mode is not yet available. It's on the roadmap for v1.1.

How we test

• Automated axe-core checks in CI on every pull request
• Manual keyboard-only walk-throughs of the primary flows (homepage → cert hub → cert+city → click-out)
• Screen-reader spot-checks with VoiceOver (macOS/iOS) and NVDA (Windows)
• Lighthouse accessibility score ≥ 95 on every deploy

Tell us when we break it

If something on TradieCerts is hard to use, confusing with a screen reader, or unreachable by keyboard — we want to know and we'll fix it.

• Report it via corrections — tick "Something else" and describe what you hit
• We respond within 48 hours
• If a fix will take longer than a week, we'll tell you what we're working around in the meantime

Legal basis

Our commitment sits within the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth). It's also simply the right way to build a public web service. This statement will be reviewed annually or when we ship a significant new template.

Page last updated: 2026-04-24. Last audited: 2026-04-24.