Accessibility
statement.

Our promise is simple: no cost, no barriers. A price tag is not the only thing that keeps someone out. A site that cannot be used with a keyboard, a screen reader, a magnifier, or captions turned on is a barrier too. We build and maintain this site so the widest possible range of people can watch a session, read the newsletter, register for an event, and reach us.

If something here gets in your way, that is a bug on our end, not a limitation on yours. The last section tells you how to report it.

We build this site to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. WCAG stands for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, the standard used around the world to judge whether a website can be used by people with disabilities. Level AA is the bar most public institutions and large companies are measured against, and it is our target for every page we publish, every section we add, and every video we post.

In plain terms, here is what we hold ourselves to:

• Keyboard navigation. Every link, button, form field, menu, and player control can be reached and used with the Tab, Enter, Space, and arrow keys. The item you are on carries a visible focus outline, so you always know where you are on the page.
• Structure a screen reader can follow. Pages use real headings in order, real landmarks for the header, the main content, and the footer, and real buttons and links rather than styled boxes. Controls that show only an icon carry a spoken name. Images that are purely decorative are hidden from screen readers so they do not read as noise.
• Readable contrast. Body copy, form labels, and interface controls are set to meet the AA contrast minimum against the surface behind them. We never use color on its own to tell you that a field is required, a tab is active, or something went wrong.
• Text alternatives for images. Photographs, headshots, logos, and badges that carry meaning have alt text describing what they show.
• Captions on video. Sessions and keynotes play through YouTube, so YouTube’s caption track, transcript, playback speed, and full screen controls are available on every recording.
• Motion you can switch off. If your device or browser is set to reduce motion, this site honors that setting. The fade-in reveals and moving strips stop, and content simply appears.

An accessibility statement is a commitment, not a certificate. This site changes every month as we add events, sessions, and newsletter posts, and new content can introduce new problems. We test with a keyboard and a screen reader as we build, we check contrast before a color ships, and we fix what we find.

Two things are worth being straight about. Some older recordings in the library carry YouTube’s automatic captions rather than reviewed ones, and automatic captions get names and technical terms wrong. And parts of the experience are run by other companies, including the YouTube player and Eventbrite registration, so their accessibility is theirs to maintain and not something we can change directly. If a third party blocks you, tell us and we will get you what you need another way.

If any part of this site stops you from doing what you came to do, we want to hear about it. Email ted@fixedopsroundtable.com. It helps if you can tell us the page you were on, what you were trying to do, what happened instead, and the browser or assistive technology you use. A person reads every one of these, and you get a reply.

And if something is blocking you right now, we will simply do it for you: send the agenda, get you registered for an event, or get you a link to a recording. No cost, no barriers, including this one.