Our commitment
Stablemate is built for an industry where stud managers, vets, bookkeepers, and yard staff all need access to the same information — sometimes from a desktop in the office, sometimes from a phone at the crush. The same principle applies to this marketing website: it should be usable regardless of the device, browser, screen size, or assistive technology you bring to it.
Standards
We aim to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. This is the standard most regulators (UK Equality Act, EU Accessibility Act, US ADA expectations) reference for digital accessibility.
What we've done
- Semantic HTML — proper heading hierarchy, landmark regions, lists where lists belong, real buttons and form labels
- Keyboard navigation — every interactive element is reachable and operable by keyboard alone, with visible focus indicators
- Colour contrast — body text and interactive elements meet or exceed WCAG AA contrast ratios against their backgrounds
- Text alternatives — decorative graphics are marked as such; informational images carry meaningful alt text
- Responsive design — the site reflows for screens from approximately 320px wide up to wide desktop displays
- Reduced motion — animations are minimal and decorative; the site does not autoplay video or audio
- Form accessibility — all form fields have visible labels, error messages are programmatically associated, and required fields are announced to screen readers
- Consent and preferences — the cookie banner can be operated by keyboard and re-opened from the footer at any time
Known limitations
We're honest about what's not perfect yet:
- The decorative hero illustration on the homepage is hidden from screen readers (which is correct — it carries no information beyond what the surrounding text already conveys), but visual users on very narrow viewports won't see it at all. We consider this acceptable rather than a bug.
- The country/currency switcher on the pricing page reorders prices but does not announce the change to screen readers in real time. A user can still read the updated value after pressing a button. We plan to add an ARIA live region in a future update.
- External links (such as our LinkedIn page) open in a new tab. This is announced to most screen readers but not all; we're reviewing whether to add explicit "(opens in new window)" text labels.
If you've found something else that gets in your way, please tell us — see below.
Browser and assistive technology support
This site is tested on:
- The latest two versions of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari (desktop and mobile)
- VoiceOver on macOS and iOS
- NVDA on Windows
- Keyboard-only navigation on all of the above
Older browsers may render the site with degraded styling but the content should remain readable.
Feedback
If you encounter an accessibility problem on stablemate.inc — anything from missing alt text to a form you couldn't complete — please tell us. We treat accessibility issues as bugs and aim to respond within five working days.
If your feedback concerns a specific page, the URL is the most useful thing you can include. If you're using assistive technology, telling us which (e.g. "NVDA on Firefox") helps us reproduce the problem.
