Website accessibility

Accessibility

Victoria Baroque Music Society is committed to making this website usable by as many people as possible, including people who use assistive technology.

Conformance status

Victoria Baroque Music Society’s website is partially conformant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA . Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Automated testing

Automated tools can only find some kinds of accessibility problems, so these results are one part of our evaluation, alongside manual testing. We use the following automated accessibility testing tools on this website:

  • axe-core 4.13.0
  • pa11y-ci 5.0.0
  • playwright 1.56.1

Whole-site scan

89 pages scanned on October 9, 2026 at 5:47 pm PT. No automated errors were found.

The scan also flagged 323 items it couldn’t decide on its own, such as text over an image. These need checking by eye and are covered by our manual testing.

Template tests

18 representative pages were tested on desktop and mobile screens on October 9, 2026 at 5:47 pm PT, using the checks below.

  • No automated WCAG 2.2 AA violations

    WCAG: Every Level A and AA rule axe-core can test, from 2.0 to 2.2

    Passed (36 tests)

  • First Tab press lands on a visible skip link

    WCAG: 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks

    Passed (36 tests)

  • Focused elements aren't hidden behind sticky or fixed content

    WCAG: 2.4.11 Focus Not Obscured (Minimum)

    Passed (36 tests)

  • Menu button opens and closes from the keyboard

    WCAG: 2.1.1 Keyboard; 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value

    Passed (18 tests)

  • Modals take focus, keep it, and return it on Escape

    WCAG: 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap; 2.4.3 Focus Order

    Passed (6 tests)

  • Tab never lands inside hidden content

    WCAG: 2.4.3 Focus Order

    Passed (36 tests)

  • No automated violations with forced colours

    WCAG: WCAG 2.2 AA automated checks in forced colours, except text contrast (checked by eye)

    Passed (36 tests)

  • No automated violations or running animations with reduced motion

    WCAG: 2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide; 2.3.3 Animation from Interactions

    Failed in 1 of 36 tests

    This failure is inside the YouTube video player embedded on concert pages. YouTube controls the player’s code, so we can’t fix it ourselves. The concert details don’t depend on the videos, and you can also watch them on YouTube directly. We recheck the player each time we review this statement.

  • No horizontal scrolling at 320px wide

    WCAG: 1.4.10 Reflow

    Passed (18 tests)

  • Text isn't cut off with increased text spacing

    WCAG: 1.4.12 Text Spacing

    Passed (36 tests)

Third-party content

Some content on this website comes from other providers. We choose accessible providers where we can, but we don’t control their content.

  • YouTube: Some pages embed videos with YouTube’s player, which YouTube controls. We can’t change how the player works. If you have trouble with a video, please contact us and we’ll help.