Our Commitment to Web Accessibility

Last updated: 5 August, 2024

At the moment, we admit that Queer Film Reviews is not the most accessible website – and we apologize for any inconveniences you may suffer while trying to access our site in it’s current form. We are working hard to improve access to our site for everyone.

Queer Film Reviews is committed to providing a fully accessible website experience for all users of all abilities, including those who rely on assistive technologies like screen readers, screen enlargement software, and alternative keyboard input devices to navigate the web.

Ongoing Efforts to Ensure Accessibility

We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 as our guiding principle for determining accessibility. These are internationally agreed-upon standards that cover a wide range of recommendations and best practices for making content useable. As we add new pages and functionality to our website, all designs, code, and content entry practices are checked against these standards.

Website accessibility is an ongoing process. We continually test content and features for WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance and remediate any issues to ensure we meet or exceed the standards. Testing of our website is performed by our team members using industry-standard tools such as the Accessibility Checker WordPress Plugin, color contrast analyzers, keyboard-only navigation techniques, and Flesch-Kincaid readability tests.

Accessibility Features On Our Website

The following is a list of items we have included in our website to improve its accessibility:

  • We use the Kadence Theme to build our site, which incorporates many accessibility features such as: ARIA labels, keyboard navigation, and focus control, and adheres to the WCAG 2.0 standards.

Where We’re Improving

While our site is built on one of the most accessible themes, our own design and additions create issues with accessibility.

In our efforts to bring our website up to standard, we are targeting the following areas:

  • Providing alt text for all images
  • Improving labels on forms
  • Fixing errors with our links
  • And a complete redesign of the website, which will include key accessibility requirements such as adequate color contrast, improved use of headings & labels, and many other problematic areas with regards to accessibility

This is part of our broader effort to make everyone’s experience at Queer Film Reviews a welcoming and enjoyable one. Please note that while we make every effort to provide information accessible for all users, we cannot guarantee the accessibility of third party websites to which we may link.

Accessibility Support Contact

We welcome comments, questions, and feedback on our website. If you are using assistive technologies and are having difficulty using our website, please email: [email protected]. We will do our best to assist you and resolve issues.