Last updated: 2026-05-18
The Factsmania team wants the Site to work well for everyone, including people with disabilities and people using assistive technology like screen readers, magnifiers and voice control.
What we are aiming for
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA. This is the international standard used by most public-sector websites in the UK.
How accessible the Site is
We believe most of the Site is accessible. In particular:
- You can navigate the whole Site using just a keyboard.
- Text size can be changed in your browser without breaking the layout.
- Page colours have been chosen to keep good contrast against backgrounds.
- Headings, lists, tables and links are marked up properly so screen readers can read them.
- Images that carry meaning have alternative text descriptions; decorative images are hidden from screen readers.
- Pages work without JavaScript for the main reading content.
Things that may still be a problem
We know about a few areas where the Site may be harder to use. We are working on them:
- The interactive country and continent maps (based on Leaflet) may be difficult to use with screen readers. The same information is provided in plain text on the country fact files.
- The periodic table grid is best viewed on a desktop or tablet. On very small screens it may need horizontal scrolling.
- A few of our older diagrams may not have full alt text yet. We are adding it gradually.
Telling us about an accessibility problem
If you find something on Factsmania that is hard to use because of an accessibility problem, please tell us. We take feedback seriously and will try to fix the issue or, where we cannot, offer the information in another format.
You can reach us through the contact form. Please tell us:
- The page where you had the problem.
- What you were trying to do.
- The assistive technology or browser you were using.
We aim to respond within 5 working days.
How we test
Pages are tested manually and with automated tools (such as axe-core and Lighthouse) before they go live. We also try the Site with a screen reader and keyboard-only navigation on a sample of pages.