Last updated: November 12, 2026
We want everyone to be able to read and use carrington.cool, including people who use a screen reader, a keyboard, voice control, or zoom. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.
How accessible the site is today
The site partially conforms to WCAG 2.2 level AA. Some parts don't meet the standard yet. They are listed below.
What we tested
On November 11, 2026 we checked these pages:
- the home page
- the essays archive
- one essay
- the membership page
- the newsletter signup page
We used:
- Pa11y 10 with the axe 4.13 rules for WCAG 2 level AA, plus the WCAG 2.2 target-size rule
- a keyboard-only pass through the home page: the skip link, the visible focus outline, tab order, menus, and whether anything traps focus
- a contrast check of every text and background colour pair the site uses
Automated tools find only some problems, so this is not a full audit. We have not yet tested with a screen reader user.
Problems we know about
On November 11, 2026 we fixed the problems this test found first: low-contrast orange text, the home page board that had no pause button, the newsletter box with no visible label, faint focus outlines, the "/" shortcut on the essays page, the header covering the item you tabbed to, the mobile menu that didn't close with Escape, and animated headings that screen readers read as scrambled text. These problems remain:
- The keyboard order on the home page moves between the board and the featured card in a different order from how they appear.
- Some links inside essays may be marked only by colour, not by an underline.
- The lists of facts on the project pages carry a label that some screen readers skip.
Tell us about a problem
If something on the site is hard to use, or you need a page in another format, email hello@carrington.cool with "Accessibility" in the subject. Tell us the page and what went wrong. We'll reply within 5 business days with what we'll do and when.
Other ways to reach us
You can also write to Carrington Creative Studios, LLC, 306 W Redwood St, Baltimore, MD 21201.