Accessibility
A comprehensive review of WCAG 2.2 AA compliance via automated insights and manual verification.
This website is built to conform to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 — Level AA standards, ensuring broad compatibility with common assistive technologies, screen readers, and rendering environments. We maintain an open ledger of our platform's health. Below, you will find the real-time finding results from our latest Automated Core Scans paired with human-driven Manual Verification Testing conducted by our accessibility engineering team.
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Accessibility
Automated Checks
55/55 Checks passed•Last tested 1 Jun 2026Filter by category
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| Check / Coverage | Coverage | Category | User impact | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SemanticsCritical [aria-*] attributes are valid and not misspelled Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Semantics | Critical | Pass |
SemanticsCritical [aria-*] attributes match their roles Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Semantics | Critical | Pass |
SemanticsCritical [aria-*] attributes have valid values Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Semantics | Critical | Pass |
SemanticsCritical Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Semantics | Critical | Pass |
SemanticsCritical Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Rule ID: Ruleset: Guidelines: WCAG 2.1 (A), WCAG 2.0 (A), WCAG 2.2 (A), EN 301 549, RGAA | Semantics | Critical | Pass |
Accessibility
Manual Checks
12/16 Checks passed•Last tested 1 Jun 2026| Check / Coverage | Coverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Non-HTML links include file type, size, and open behaviour | WCAG 2.4.4, WCAG 3.2.5 | Pass |
| Online forms: labels, instructions, errors, and recovery | WCAG 1.3.1, WCAG 3.3.1, WCAG 3.3.2, WCAG 3.3.3, WCAG 3.3.4 | Pass |
| Keyboard tabbing reaches all controls with no keyboard traps | WCAG 2.1.1, WCAG 2.1.2, WCAG 2.4.3, WCAG 2.4.7 | Pass |
| Focus indicators are visible and not obscured | WCAG 2.4.7, WCAG 2.4.11 | Pass |
| Skip links appear early and move focus to main content | WCAG 2.4.1 | Pass |
Accessibility
Compliance Adherence
3/6 Checks passed•Last tested 1 Jun 2026| Digital Asset & Content Type | Core Accessibility Features | Adherence Framework | Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Website Content & Public Portals | High colour contrast, Plain English, structural heading hierarchies, semantic alt-text for imagery, and comprehensive keyboard navigation pathways. | Always | We run automated tests across all code repositories on every single feature deployment, paired with quarterly manual engineering reviews. |
| Transactional Services & Online Forms | Explicit aria-labels, error-validation announcements, keyboard focus indicators, and form field clarity. | Sometimes | We execute automated testing suites alongside deep manual interaction validation using screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver) prior to staging releases. |
| Online Videos & Multimedia | Synchronised closed captions, text-based transcripts, alternative audio descriptions, and Auslan/NZSL interpretations where applicable. | Sometimes(Platform dependent, e.g., native hosting vs. external social embeds) | Automated tests check video player container compliance, backed by a dedicated operational budget for human-verified transcription workflows. |
| Digital Documents & Council Agendas (PDFs, Word Docs, Tenders) | Tagged reading order, high colour contrast, minimum 12pt typography bounds, and structural document benchmarks. | Always | Content authoring teams run automated accessibility tests built into editing suites prior to public upload, maintaining flat text/Word alternatives for complex items. |
| Social Media & Public Campaigns | Custom alt-text/image descriptions, open subtitles burned into video content, and high-contrast campaign graphic palettes. | Always | Mandatory pre-publishing checklist compliance governed by the corporate communications leads, backed by regular automated scans of linked landing pages. |
| Printed Materials & Local Flyers | High-contrast black and white alternatives, minimum 12pt font constraints, clear layout grids, and Easy English structural rewrites. | Sometimes(Deployed specifically for physical distribution channels and target community demographic spaces) | Designed internally using pre-tested accessible layout templates, backed by on-demand physical printing requests for localised community inclusion. |
Website Content & Public Portals
AlwaysCore Accessibility Features
High colour contrast, Plain English, structural heading hierarchies, semantic alt-text for imagery, and comprehensive keyboard navigation pathways.
Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle
We run automated tests across all code repositories on every single feature deployment, paired with quarterly manual engineering reviews.
Transactional Services & Online Forms
SometimesCore Accessibility Features
Explicit aria-labels, error-validation announcements, keyboard focus indicators, and form field clarity.
Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle
We execute automated testing suites alongside deep manual interaction validation using screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver) prior to staging releases.
Online Videos & Multimedia
Sometimes(Platform dependent, e.g., native hosting vs. external social embeds)Core Accessibility Features
Synchronised closed captions, text-based transcripts, alternative audio descriptions, and Auslan/NZSL interpretations where applicable.
Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle
Automated tests check video player container compliance, backed by a dedicated operational budget for human-verified transcription workflows.
Digital Documents & Council Agendas (PDFs, Word Docs, Tenders)
AlwaysCore Accessibility Features
Tagged reading order, high colour contrast, minimum 12pt typography bounds, and structural document benchmarks.
Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle
Content authoring teams run automated accessibility tests built into editing suites prior to public upload, maintaining flat text/Word alternatives for complex items.
Social Media & Public Campaigns
AlwaysCore Accessibility Features
Custom alt-text/image descriptions, open subtitles burned into video content, and high-contrast campaign graphic palettes.
Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle
Mandatory pre-publishing checklist compliance governed by the corporate communications leads, backed by regular automated scans of linked landing pages.
Printed Materials & Local Flyers
Sometimes(Deployed specifically for physical distribution channels and target community demographic spaces)Core Accessibility Features
High-contrast black and white alternatives, minimum 12pt font constraints, clear layout grids, and Easy English structural rewrites.
Strategy & Quality Assurance Lifecycle
Designed internally using pre-tested accessible layout templates, backed by on-demand physical printing requests for localised community inclusion.