Accessibility statement

Draft for the centre to check before launch.

We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. You should be able to:

• zoom in up to 400% without the text spilling off the screen
• get around the website using just a keyboard
• use the website with a screen reader
• change colours, contrast and fonts with your browser or device settings

How accessible this website is

We checked the website against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA, in October 2026. Most of it meets them. These parts don’t yet:

• Using a keyboard: on some buttons and tabs, the outline that shows where you are is hard to see, or doesn’t show, because it is the same colour as what’s behind it.
• The booking form: choosing a time with the arrow keys can lose your place, and screen readers aren’t told when the free times for a day appear. Mistakes found as you type aren’t always linked to the box they’re about, and which boxes are optional is only said to screen readers.
• Faint text: sessions that have finished in What’s on and Today, and, on the floor plan, the names and sizes of spaces that are too small or not for hire.
• Colour alone: the kind of activity on What’s on cards, and which spaces on the floor plan are not for hire.
• The names of today’s bookings on the timeline appear only when you point at them with a mouse. A summary of the day is there for screen readers.
• The green “open now” dot keeps pulsing, unless your device is set to reduce motion.
• After a video starts, its play button can still be reached with the Tab key, although it’s hidden.

If any of these makes something hard to do, call us on 0131 554 4750 or email [email protected] and we’ll help.

Parts that work differently

• Booking a space. The Book a space page goes step by step, with a calendar of free days. If your browser doesn’t run JavaScript, it is one long form instead, and you can always book by phone.
• The spam check on our forms. Before the booking and contact forms send, a check by Cloudflare makes sure a person is sending them. Usually you won’t notice it, but it needs JavaScript and sometimes asks you to tick a box. If it stops you, call or email us instead.
• Videos. A video only loads when you press play, so nothing plays by itself.
• Documents. Some documents, such as reports and the café menu, are PDFs, which may not work well with every screen reader. Ask us for the information in another format.

Visiting the centre

For getting to the centre and access in the building, see Visit us.

Tell us about a problem

If something on this website doesn’t work for you, or you need information in a different format, call us on 0131 554 4750 or send us a message. We’ll reply within 5 working days.

This statement was prepared on 14 October 2026.