Accessibility Statement

1. Our commitment

Tribesmen Rowing Club is a volunteer-run club open to rowers of all ages and abilities, including our Para rowing programme. We want everyone to be able to use this website, whatever device, browser or assistive technology they use.

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA, the standard behind the European Accessibility Act and Ireland's public-sector web accessibility regulations.

2. Conformance status

3. What we've done

• A "Skip to content" link on every page, and a clear heading order for screen readers.
• Text and buttons meet a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 against their background. Text on photographs sits on a dark overlay.
• Everything works with a keyboard alone, with a visible yellow focus outline.
• Pages reflow to a single column on phones and at 400% zoom, with no sideways scrolling.
• Buttons and links are at least 44 × 44 pixels on touch screens.
• Forms have visible labels, say which fields are required, and explain errors in words, not colour alone.
• Meaningful images have text alternatives; decorative images are hidden from screen readers.
• Animation is minimal and respects your device's "reduce motion" setting.
• The page language is set so screen readers pronounce English and Irish text correctly.

4. Known limitations

• Older news and Why I Row articles moved from our previous site may have photos without full descriptions. We're adding them as we go.
• Club fixture crests are images of other clubs' logos; the club name is always given as text beside them.
• Archive photographs on the 50 Years and Honour Roll pages are still being captioned.

If any of these stops you finding what you need, contact us (section 7) and we'll get you the information another way.

5. Third-party content

Card payments for event tickets use a secure form provided by SumUp. We've chosen a provider that supports keyboard use and screen readers, but we don't control its design. If you have any difficulty paying, the club secretary can take your booking another way.

6. Low-carbon by design

An accessible site is also a light one. Pages load few scripts, images are compressed and load only when needed, and the site is hosted on 100% renewable energy. That makes it faster on slow connections and older phones too.

7. Feedback & help

If you find a barrier on this site, or need information in a different format, please tell us. Contact the club secretary or use our contact form, and include the page address and what went wrong.

We're volunteers, but we aim to reply within 5 working days and to fix problems or provide an alternative within 20 working days.

8. If you're not happy

If you're not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC), which provides information on equality and disability rights.

9. How we tested

The site was built to WCAG 2.2 AA and checked with automated testing tools, keyboard-only use, screen-reader spot checks, and testing on phone, tablet and desktop browsers. We review this statement each year and whenever the site changes significantly.

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