Accessibility Statement

Our commitment

The author of this site, Michael Perks, is low vision. Accessibility is not a compliance exercise here — it is a personal requirement. Every design decision on Island Rank was made with the goal of producing a site that works well for users with vision impairments, motor disabilities, cognitive differences, and anyone using assistive technology.

The standard we target

Island Rank targets conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA throughout. Where WCAG 2.2 introduces improvements over 2.1, we apply those as well.

The specific measures we have implemented include:

• Skip to main content link — the very first focusable element on every page, allowing keyboard and screen reader users to bypass navigation (WCAG 2.4.1)
• Semantic HTML5 landmark regions — <header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>, and <article> used correctly throughout
• Visible focus indicators on all interactive elements — a 2px amber outline, not the browser default, on every link and button
• Keyboard-navigable mobile menu — focus moves to the close button when the drawer opens, is trapped within the drawer while open, and returns to the trigger when closed
• Colour contrast of at minimum 4.5:1 for all text; primary body text targets 7:1 (AAA)
• Inline links are underlined in article content — distinguishable without relying on colour alone (WCAG 1.4.1)
• All interactive elements meet the 44×44px minimum target size (WCAG 2.5.5)
• All images have meaningful alt text; purely decorative images and background elements use aria-hidden="true"
• Animations respect prefers-reduced-motion — all transitions are suppressed for users who prefer reduced motion
• Content reflows at 400% browser zoom without horizontal scrolling (WCAG 1.4.10)
• Page language is declared as lang="en-CA" on every page
• Each page has a unique, descriptive title (WCAG 2.4.2)
• Heading hierarchy is logical and sequential — h1 through h3 in order, never skipped
• Breadcrumb navigation uses aria-label and aria-current="page" on the current item
• The mobile menu button uses aria-expanded and aria-controls to communicate state
• Self-hosted fonts only — no third-party font CDN requests that could fail or slow loading

Known limitations

We are not aware of any current WCAG AA failures on this site. Automated tools catch a subset of issues, and manual testing covers the author's own use cases but may not cover every configuration. If you find a barrier, please tell us.

Reporting an accessibility problem

If you encounter anything on this site that is not accessible to you — a page that does not work with your screen reader, content that is hard to read, a navigation problem, or anything else — please contact Michael through the contact page. Include a description of the problem and, if possible, the URL of the page where you encountered it. Accessibility reports are taken seriously and confirmed issues will be fixed promptly.

About the author

This site is written and maintained by Michael Perks, a local SEO consultant based in Duncan, BC. Michael is low vision and uses this site personally. Questions about specific accessibility decisions are welcome — the reasoning behind each choice is documented and explainable.

Statement last reviewed: June 2026