Last updated: October 5, 2026
This site belongs to Gavin McGarrigle. I want everyone — including people using screen readers, keyboard navigation, or other assistive technology — to be able to read and use it.
I’ve worked through the site looking for the kinds of problems that make a page hard to use with assistive technology including:
- Making sure form fields (like sign-up and search) have proper labels a screen reader can announce, not just placeholder text.
- Adding meaningful descriptions to photos so they make sense if you can’t see them, and marking purely decorative images so they don’t add noise.
- Fixing heading structure so each page has one clear title and a logical order underneath it, which screen readers rely on to let people jump around a page.
- Making buttons and links big enough to tap reliably on a phone.
- Making error messages on forms get announced automatically, instead of only appearing as silent visual text.
- Keeping the sign-up form to a single required field (your email) so it’s as quick and low-friction as possible for anyone to use.
The standard I’m working to
I aim for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. That is the level Canada’s national standard for digital accessibility (CAN/ASC-EN 301 549) and the accessibility laws that apply to Canadian organizations, including the Accessible Canada Act, Accessible British Columbia Act and Ontario’s AODA, point to. I haven’t had an outside audit, so I’m not claiming full conformance.
How I check
I run automated checks against every main page on phone and desktop sizes, and I test by keyboard alone: every link, button and form field can be reached and has a visible focus outline. I also check that pages still work when zoomed in or when text spacing is increased.
Known limits
- Photos on the Photos page come from my Flickr account, and some have short descriptions.
- Links to news stories and videos go to other organizations’ sites and players, which I don’t control.
- Printed materials, such as posters, may not have an accessible digital copy yet.
Ongoing Updates
This is an ongoing effort, not a one-time fix — I review and improve the site regularly.
Something not working for you?
If you run into a page, form, or feature on this site that’s hard to use because of a disability or assistive technology, please tell me and I’ll do my best to fix it. If you’d like anything on this site in another format, such as plain text or large print, ask and I’ll provide it.
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