Accessibility

We want CitizenshipPractice to be usable by as many people as possible, including those who navigate with a keyboard or use a screen reader. Many people preparing for the citizenship test are reading in a second or third language, so clear, predictable pages matter even more. These are the accessibility choices built into the site today.

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA as a goal. We haven't had the site formally audited or certified against that standard, so we describe it as something we work toward rather than a guarantee.

Keyboard

You can use the whole site with a keyboard alone. During a practice test the answer options work as a radio group — move between them with the arrow keys and submit with Enter.

Text, zoom and reading

Text is laid out so you can make it larger. You can zoom the page in your browser, or increase your system or browser font size, and the layout reflows rather than cutting text off. Reading width is kept deliberately narrow on long pages so lines are easier to follow, and you can turn on a translation subtitle beneath the English to read along in another language.

Colour and contrast

We chose text and background colours to stay readable, and the site honours your system's light or dark mode. Colour is never the only way information is conveyed — a right or wrong answer, for example, is shown with an icon and words as well as colour — so the meaning still comes through if you don't perceive the colours.

Focus and motion

Every interactive element shows a clear focus outline, so as you tab through a page you can always see where you are. If your system is set to reduce motion, we switch off non-essential animations and transitions.

Headings and labels

Each page has a single main heading and a logical heading order, so screen-reader users can move through it by structure. Answer options are exposed as a labelled radio group tied to the question, and anything shown with colour — such as a correct or incorrect answer — is also marked with an icon and text, so colour is never the only signal.

Known limitations

We check these things as we build, but no tool is ever perfectly accessible and we'd rather describe what is true today than overstate it. The site hasn't been independently audited, and we haven't verified it end-to-end with every screen reader and browser combination. The timed practice test has a 45-minute limit that mirrors the real exam and can't currently be extended. If you hit a barrier we haven't listed, telling us is the fastest way it gets fixed.

Report a problem

If something on the site is hard to use with your assistive technology, please let us know through the contact form. Describe the page and what went wrong, and we'll do our best to put it right. Real reports from people using assistive technology are the most useful signal we get.