Accessibility

How accessible this site is

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.2, level AA. Everything built so far has been designed to that standard:

• every page works with a keyboard alone, and you can always see where you are
• text and interface colours meet or exceed the 4.5:1 contrast minimum, in both the light and dark themes, and every colour is checked against every background it can appear on rather than the one it was chosen against
• colour is never the only way something is signalled: a closing date, for example, always has words as well as a colour
• pages are readable when zoomed to 400%, and work at any window size down to a phone
• content is structured with real headings, lists and landmarks, not styled text

Automated accessibility checks run against every page on every change, in both themes, and a page that fails one cannot be released.

Content that moves

One thing on this site moves by itself: the row of contracts closing next, on the home page. If you would rather it did not, you have three ways to stop it, and you do not have to ask us for any of them.

• If your device is set to reduce motion, it does not move at all. The whole row is simply there to read.
• It stops as soon as you point at it, or when you tab into it.
• There is a stop button on the row itself, which you can reach with the keyboard, and it stays stopped.

Nothing else on the site animates, flashes or updates on a timer, and nothing anywhere plays sound.

What we have not finished checking

Automated checks catch a lot, but not everything. We have not yet done a full manual review with screen readers across the whole site, and we have not had an independent audit. When we have, this page will say so and will say what they found.

Documents published by buyers

Where a notice links to documents, those documents are written by the buyer and hosted on their own system. We cannot control how accessible they are. Where we can read a document, we show its text on the page so you do not have to open a PDF to find out whether it is relevant to you.

If something does not work for you

Please tell us. Email support@rooplex.co.uk with the page address and what happened, and we will reply within five working days. If you need something on this site in another format, ask and we will send it to you.

If you are not happy with how we respond, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service at equalityadvisoryservice.com.

How we tested

Pages are tested automatically with axe-core on every change, and by hand with a keyboard and at 400% zoom. This statement was prepared on 14 September 2026, applies to thecrier.co.uk, and is reviewed whenever a significant part of the site changes.