Website Accessibility at Scouts

You can change your screen brightness or enable high-contrast modes in your device’s settings:

On Computers:

Windows: Start (Windows Key) → Settings → Ease of Access → High Contrast

Mac: System Preferences → Accessibility → Display → Increase Contrast or Invert Colours

Shortcuts:
Most keyboards will have the function to change the brightness on your screen. The shortcut keys allow you to increase and decrease your brightness. On most keyboard, these keys are part of the row of F-keys – that’s F1 through F12 – that appear above the number row on your keyboard.

On Phones:

iPhone/iPad: Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Increase Contrast, Smart Invert, Colour Filters

Android: Settings → Accessibility Android: Settings → Visibility Enhancements Android: Settings → High Contrast or Dark Mode

To change text size, you can zoom in and out to increase readability.

On Computers:

Windows: Press CTRL and + to zoom in and CTRL and – to zoom out. To reset zoom press CTRL and 0.

Mac: Press CMD and + to zoom in and CMD and – to zoom out. To reset zoom press CMD and 0.

Additionally, you can change font size in your browser settings.

On Phones/Tablets:

iPhones/Tablets: Settings → Accessibility → Display & Text Size → Larger Text

Android: Settings → Display → Font Size or Display

You can use your keyboard instead of a mouse:

Tab: Move forward through links, buttons and form fields.

Shift + Tab: Move backward.

Enter: Open or activate a link or button.

Spacebar: Scroll down.

Arrow Keys: Scroll up/down or left/right.

Home / End: Jump to the top or bottom of the page.

Esc: Exit pop-ups or close modals.

Most smartphones have built-in accessibility features:

iPhone/iPad (iOS):

VoiceOver: Screen reader (Settings → Accessibility → VoiceOver)

Zoom: Magnify the screen.

Speak Selection: Read aloud selected text.

Display adjustments: Invert colours, reduce motion or increase text size.

Android Phones:

TalkBack: Built-in screen reader (Settings → Accessibility → TalkBack)

Magnification: Triple-tap to zoom or use accessibility shortcuts

Text-to-speech: Reads selected text aloud

Colour/contrast settings: High contrast text and colour inversion

We have pledged to designed our website to work well with screen readers like:

NVDA (free, Windows)

VoiceOver (built-in on Mac and iPhone)

TalkBack (built-in on Android)

Because our website is built with WordPress, many accessibility features are already supported through the underlying code and structure. This means we can:

Create a clear heading structure so content is easy to navigate.

Include alt-text for all important images

Use ARIA labels where needed for clarity

Maintain a logical tab order for easy keyboard navigation

Write descriptive link text (no vague “click here”.

How WordPress Helps:

Modern WordPress themes and plugins are built with accessibility in mind. This means screen readers can interpret menus, headings, buttons, and images more clearly and consistently.

The theme we currently use is the Skills For Life WordPress theme by Mersey Weaver Scouts.

What You Can Do:

If you’re using a screen reader, just browse the site as you normally would. You can jump through headings, landmarks and links using your usual screen reader shortcuts.

If you ever have difficulty accessing any part of the site, please contact our media team or submit feedback.