Reach Volunteering

Accessibility standard

Designed with disabled people.

Interactive board demo. Example profiles, cases and dashboard figures are fictional. Actions stay in this browser session; nothing is sent.

Our proposed product constitution

Accessibility is a release requirement.

Every feature must work for people using different devices, assistive technologies and ways of understanding information.

Before production: an independent WCAG 2.2 AA audit plus testing with disabled people.

Both are proposed launch gates. Neither has been completed for this prototype.

What every feature must support

Keyboard-only use
Screen readers and meaningful headings
400% zoom and reflow
Visible, unobscured focus
Sufficient text and control contrast
Touch targets and mobile accessibility
Reduced motion
Clear validation and recoverable errors
Meaning beyond colour alone
Captioned or transcribed video
Understandable language
Accessible authentication
Session expiry warnings and extensions
Alternative formats

WCAG 2.2 reference · This is a target standard, not a claim that every criterion currently passes.

Testing with disabled people

Recruit and pay participants with varied access needs. Test actual tasks: joining, finding a role, asking a question, applying, pausing and controlling privacy. Record barriers, fix them, then retest.

Independent auditNot commissioned
Disabled-user testingNot started
Production sign-offBlocked pending evidence

More than one format

Plan Easy Read, large print, audio, captions, transcripts and BSL where justified by the content and audience. Agree delivery and quality checks; never display a format as available before it exists.

Plain-language summary

You should be able to use Reach in the way that works for you. You can ask for help. You choose what you share. Before the service launches, disabled people will help test it and an independent specialist will check it.

Audio, Easy Read and BSL versions are planned, not supplied by this prototype.

Report an accessibility barrier

Proposed routing: Inkfire handles technical barriers; Reach handles service support. This demo sends nothing.

Platform technology by InkfireProposed engineering, hosting and technology operations.

Platform status · demo Technical accessibility help