Accessibility
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emi.me should work for everyone, including people who use a screen reader, a keyboard, a switch, voice control, large text or a small, slow phone. We build to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.
What we do
- Structure. Pages use landmarks, a single main heading, ordered headings and a “skip to content” link.
- Keyboard. Every control can be reached and used with a keyboard, in a sensible order, with a visible focus outline. Menus and expandable sections use native browser elements.
- Reading without scripts. Stories, guides, the glossary and all policies are plain HTML and read normally with JavaScript switched off. Calculators show a worked default example without JavaScript; changing the inputs needs it.
- Numbers and charts. Every chart and timeline has the same information as text or a table. The two futures are distinguished by label, line style and marker shape, never by colour alone.
- Forms. Every input has a visible label. Errors are described in words next to the field and announced to assistive technology.
- Motion. There is very little animation, and none of it carries information. If your device asks for reduced motion, animation is switched off.
- Text size. Layouts hold together at 200% text size and on screens 320 pixels wide.
- Colour. Text and controls meet AA contrast ratios against the paper background.
How it was tested
Before each release we run automated accessibility checks (axe-core) across representative pages, test keyboard operation of the navigation and each interactive tool, and check layouts at 320, 375, 768 and 1440 pixels and at 200% text size. Automated tools do not catch everything, and we have not yet commissioned an independent audit or structured testing with assistive-technology users.
Known limitations
- The amortization schedule is a long data table. It is fully labelled, but reading several hundred rows with a screen reader is slow; the yearly view is the practical option.
- Sliders are duplicated by number fields. The number field is the accessible control; the slider is a convenience and is skipped in the tab order.
Report a barrier
If something on this site does not work for you, email hello@emi.me with the page and what happened. We aim to reply within five working days and to fix real barriers promptly.