Accessibility

We aim to meet WCAG 2.2 AA across the site. A live number is a real accessibility hazard if handled naively, so here is exactly how we handle ours.

The clock and screen readers

A figure that changes ten times a second would make a page unusable with a screen reader if it were announced. The ticking number is therefore hidden from assistive technology. In its place we provide a static, visually hidden sentence stating the last confirmed figure and its date, which is set once on load and not updated as the projection ticks.

Motion

If your system requests reduced motion, the odometer's digit-roll animation is disabled. The number still updates — it simply changes without the rolling movement.

Keyboard, focus and contrast

• The whole site is operable by keyboard, with a visible focus indicator on every interactive element and a skip-to-content link.
• Text meets a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against its background, in both light and dark themes.
• The site follows your system's light or dark preference.
• Data tables and figures include text that carries the underlying numbers, not colour alone.

Found a problem?

Accessibility is never finished. If something here doesn't work for you, please tell us so we can fix it.