We want every parent, grandparent, teacher and child to be able to use this website, including people who use a screen reader, a keyboard, switch access, voice control or magnification.
Where we are
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA across the whole site, and Level AAA for text, colour and touch targets.
- Level AA: we believe the site meets this standard.
- Level AAA: the site meets many, but not all, of these criteria. The known gaps are listed below.
We last tested the site on September 30, 2026.
How we test
- Automatic checks on every page, at phone, tablet and desktop sizes, for colour contrast, headings, image descriptions, form labels, link names and touch-target sizes.
- Keyboard testing, using only the Tab, Enter, Space, Escape and arrow keys.
- Zoom and reflow, at 200% and at a width of 320 pixels, which is the same as 400% zoom on a laptop.
- Text spacing, with wider line, letter, word and paragraph spacing, to check that nothing is cut off.
- Reduced motion, with the device set to reduce motion.
What we have built in
- Colour contrast. Body text has a contrast ratio of at least 7 to 1. Large headings have a ratio of at least 4.5 to 1. We never use colour alone to show meaning.
- Readable text. Lines are kept to a comfortable length with generous spacing, and text can be enlarged to 200% without losing anything.
- Keyboard access. Every link, button, menu and form works with a keyboard and shows a clear outline when selected. A “Skip to content” link is the first thing on every page.
- Screen readers. Pages use clear headings and landmarks. Every meaningful image has a text description, and decorative images are hidden. The current page is marked in the menu.
- Moving content. Animations play once, as you scroll. The book slideshow and the drawings on The Book page have a pause button. Nothing flashes.
- Reduced motion. If your device is set to reduce motion, the slideshow does not play, the drawings stay still, and the page animations are switched off.
- Interactive parts. The Me, You, and We circles on The Book page work like tabs: use the arrow keys to move between them. The “Buy on Amazon” menu opens with Enter or Space and closes with Escape.
- Forms. Every field has a visible label. If something is not right, we explain it in words, and the message is read out by screen readers.
- Links. Links say where they go, and links that open a new tab tell you so.
- Touch targets. Buttons, menu links and form controls are at least 44 by 44 pixels.
- No pop-ups or time limits. Nothing on the site times out, and we do not use pop-up windows.
- Works without extras. The site’s content is plain HTML, so it still works if JavaScript is switched off.
Make the site work for you
Most devices can adjust websites to suit you. These settings work on this site:
- Make text bigger. Press Ctrl and + on Windows, or Command and + on a Mac. On a phone, pinch to zoom or use the text size setting.
- Reduce motion. Turn on “Reduce motion” on an iPhone, iPad or Mac, or “Remove animations” on Windows and Android. Our animations will switch off.
- Read aloud. Use your device’s built-in screen reader, such as VoiceOver, TalkBack or Narrator, or the read-aloud option in your browser.
- Reader view. Most browsers offer a reader view that shows blog posts as plain text.
Known limitations
- Photos of book pages. Photos of the inside of the book include small printed text. We describe each photo, and the words and rhymes we show are also written out on the page.
- Award seal. The Independent Publisher Book Awards seal is an image with text in it. The same words are always written out next to it.
- Free guide (PDF). The guide is not yet fully tagged for screen readers. If you need it in another format, such as plain text or large print, email us and we will send it.
- Blog post summaries. On blog cards, summaries are shortened to a few lines. The full text is always on the post itself.
- Amazon. Buying the book happens on Amazon’s website, which we do not control.
Feedback and help
If anything on the site is hard to use, or you need something in a different format, please tell us. We will reply within 5 business days.
- Email: hello@olivetreetales.com
This page was last reviewed on the date shown at the top.