Accessibility
Usable without a mouse, and without perfect eyesight
We build towards WCAG 2.1 AA. We are not going to claim we have finished, because that claim is usually false. Here is where we actually are.
What we build for
- Full keyboard operation, with visible focus on every interactive control
- Semantic headings, landmarks, and labelled form fields
- Text alternatives for photographs, using captions the publisher supplied
- Colour contrast that holds up at the sizes we actually ship
- Layouts that reflow on small screens and at increased text size
- Status changes such as result counts announced to screen readers
Known gaps
- Some listing photographs have no caption, because the publisher did not supply one.
- Data-dense report charts rely on the surrounding figures for their meaning rather than a full text equivalent.
- The downloadable report PDF is not yet fully tagged for screen readers.
These are on the list. We would rather name them than hide them.
Report a barrier
If something on rated.homes blocked you, tell us what you were trying to do, the page you were on, and the assistive technology you were using. Write to us through the contact page with the subject Accessibility issue. We treat these as priority reports and will offer an alternative way to get the information while we fix the underlying problem.