Accessibility statement

Our commitment to making this website accessible for everyone.

At the Northfield Festival of Music & Speech, we believe that the Northfield Festival website should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or circumstance. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Measures to support accessibility

Northfield Festival of Music & Speech takes the following measures to ensure accessibility:

  • Include accessibility throughout our development process
  • Review accessibility in pull requests and code reviews
  • Maintain issues labeled a11y to track accessibility work
  • Welcome and act on community accessibility feedback and audits

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

The Northfield Festival website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of The Northfield Festival website. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

We try to respond to accessibility feedback within 3 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of The Northfield Festival website relies on the following technologies:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are used in combination with modern browsers and assistive technologies to provide an accessible experience.

Accessibility features

The Northfield Festival website includes the following accessibility features:

  • Skip link to bypass navigation and jump to main content
  • Logical heading hierarchy for screen reader navigation
  • Landmark regions (<header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>) for assistive technology navigation
  • Full keyboard navigation for all interactive elements
  • Arrow key, Home, and End key support for tab components
  • Escape key closes modals and menus with proper focus management
  • Color contrast meeting WCAG AA requirements
  • Dark and light themes with user preference support
  • Responsive design adapting to different viewport sizes
  • Visible focus indicators for keyboard navigation
  • Reduced motion support respecting user preferences
  • ARIA attributes throughout components
  • Screen reader labels for interactive elements
  • Language attributes for proper pronunciation
  • Semantic HTML for meaningful structure
  • Form validation with clear error identification and suggestions
  • Text alternatives for non-text content

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of The Northfield Festival website, there may be some limitations. Known limitations are tracked in issues labeled a11y on GitHub.

Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed there.

Assessment approach

Northfield Festival of Music & Speech assesses accessibility through the following approaches:

  • Self-evaluation by maintainers
  • Community accessibility audits
  • Automated testing with tools like axe, WAVE, and Lighthouse
  • Manual testing with screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS)
  • Keyboard-only navigation testing

This statement was created on 08 Oct 2026 and last updated on 08 October 2026 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.