RoadworksTrackr is committed to making our app and website accessible to everyone. We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA across all platforms.
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We want RoadworksTrackr to be useful to every driver, commuter, and road professional in the UK — regardless of disability, visual impairment, motor difficulty, or neurodivergence. Accessibility is treated as a first-class product requirement, not an afterthought.
Our target standard is WCAG 2.1 Level AA. We apply this standard to our iOS and Android app as well as this website. We review our accessibility posture whenever new features are shipped.
This statement covers the RoadworksTrackr mobile application and the roadworkstrackr.co.uk website. It does not cover third-party platforms such as the App Store, Google Play, or the highway authority portals we link to.
Features currently implemented across the app and website.
All interactive elements — map pins, filter chips, alert cards, and navigation controls — carry descriptive accessibilityLabel props for VoiceOver (iOS) and TalkBack (Android). Icon-only buttons include explicit labels so their purpose is always announced.
Dynamic content updates — such as new roadwork alerts, map data refresh notices, and form submission feedback — are wrapped in ARIA live regions so screen readers announce changes without interrupting the user's current focus.
Animations and transitions throughout the app and website respect the prefers-reduced-motion media query. When the user has enabled "Reduce Motion" in their device or OS settings, all decorative animations are suppressed or replaced with instant transitions.
The marketing website and all web-rendered app views use proper landmark regions (<main>, <nav>, <footer>), correct heading hierarchy (h1–h3), and meaningful link text rather than "click here" patterns.
All interactive controls on the website are reachable and operable using a keyboard alone. Focus indicators are visible throughout. The mobile menu constrains focus while open and returns focus to the trigger button on close. Skip-to-content patterns are applied where appropriate.
Text and interactive elements on both the website and app use colour combinations that meet or exceed the WCAG 2.1 AA contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. The amber accent colour is used sparingly and never as the sole means of conveying information.
We are open about the gaps in our current accessibility coverage. The following areas are actively being improved:
Interactive map
The main roadworks map is inherently visual. While map pins carry accessible labels for screen readers, a fully non-visual experience of map navigation is not yet supported. We are investigating VoiceOver/TalkBack gestures for map panning and an optional list-first mode as an alternative.
Traffic camera images
Live CCTV images from National Highways, TfL JamCams, and Traffic Scotland do not currently include automatically generated alt text. We plan to add AI-based image descriptions for screen reader users in a future release.
Driving Mode voice prompts
Driving Mode (currently in beta) provides voice alerts for upcoming roadworks. User control over speech rate and announcement verbosity is not yet exposed. This will be configurable in a future update.
Complex data tables in Insights
Some Insights screens (Area Disruption Score, Promoter Track Record) render data-dense grids that may be difficult to parse with a screen reader in their current form. We are working on improved semantic table markup and summary announcements.
If you encounter a barrier, need content in an alternative format, or would like to request a reasonable adjustment, please get in touch. We aim to respond within 5 working days.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you can contact the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
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