Inclusive use
Accessibility
The Observatory is designed for keyboard, screen-reader, mobile and classroom use. Accessibility will continue to be reviewed as the programme develops.
Supported features
- Keyboard-accessible navigation, filters, dialogs and controls.
- Visible focus states, skip navigation and labelled form controls.
- Responsive layouts without routine horizontal scrolling on phones.
- Colour is not the sole carrier of chart meaning; tables accompany principal analytical views.
- Presentation View enlarges analytical displays for projected teaching.
- Plain, direct UK English and uncluttered content structure.
Known limitations
- Dense analytical tables may still require horizontal movement on small screens.
- SVG chart detail can be demanding in some screen readers; documented tables provide the exact values.
- The interface has been statically and locally tested, but this release has not yet completed independent assistive-technology or real-device conformance testing.
The project aims to improve against WCAG 2.2 AA principles without claiming formal certification at this stage.