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Legal · Accessibility · Updated April 18, 2026

Accessibility statement.

Strata Match is built for volunteer strata councils. Many users are older, using screen readers, or navigating by keyboard because of mobility or dexterity issues. Accessibility is not optional here, it is the baseline.

Target conformance

We aim to meet the WCAG 2.1 Level AA success criteria across every page. The site is audited internally with axe-core on each release and with manual keyboard + screen-reader passes on any interactive flow (calculator, match forms, scorecards, contact form, directory map).

What's in place

  • Semantic HTML5 with landmark regions (header, main, footer, nav).
  • Skip-to-main-content link on every page.
  • Color contrast tested at 4.5:1 minimum for body text, 3:1 for large headings and UI controls.
  • Keyboard operability for every interactive control — forms, scorecard scales, map markers, resize handles.
  • Focus rings preserved (not outline: none without a replacement).
  • ARIA roles on non-native interactive elements (e.g., the scorecard's Likert scale uses role="radiogroup").
  • Image alt text on all content images; decorative images carry aria-hidden.
  • prefers-reduced-motion honored — animations and view-transitions disable for users who request it.

Known issues

We publish known accessibility issues rather than hide them. Where we've identified gaps, they're listed below with a target fix date.

  • Leaflet map keyboard controls. The directory map uses Leaflet; marker focus order is not fully linear on keyboard. A list-view alternative is always available for keyboard users.
  • Color-only meaning. A handful of accent-only indicators (e.g., the calculator's band color) are paired with text labels ("Above market"), but a contrast audit is queued to confirm no purely-color-dependent cues remain.

Reporting a barrier

If you hit an accessibility barrier on this site, please report it. Email info@stratamatch.ca or use the contact form and include the URL, the barrier you hit, and the assistive technology you were using. We aim to acknowledge within two business days and to fix or respond substantively within thirty.

Review cadence

This statement is reviewed every six months, or whenever a substantial change to the site's interactive surface ships (a new form, tool, or layout). Dated corrections are posted at the top of this page rather than silently edited.