Keyboard access throughout
Every menu, dropdown, dialog and search field can be reached and operated without a mouse. A "Skip to content" link is the first thing keyboard and screen-reader users reach on each page.
Accessibility
This site should be usable by everyone who wants to read the research, whatever hardware, assistive technology, or circumstances they bring to it. Here is what that means in practice, and where it still falls short.
Commitment
The standard this site aims at
This site is built to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, and aims at Level AAA for text contrast. It is designed and tested against that standard, but it has not been independently audited or certified — so this is a statement of intent and practice, not a certificate.
Visible focus, never suppressed
Focused controls draw a 2px outline offset from the element, in a colour that adapts to the active theme. Focus styling is never removed without an accessible replacement.
Reduced motion respected
If your system asks for reduced motion, scroll-reveal animations, smooth scrolling and transitions are switched off rather than merely shortened.
Contrast in both themes
Light and dark modes are both designed rather than inverted, and every colour comes from a token system so text and interactive boundaries keep their contrast in either one.
Comfortable targets
Interactive controls are sized by padding to meet a 44×44px minimum, so buttons and links stay easy to hit on a touchscreen or with a tremor.
Meaningful text alternatives
Images carry descriptive alt text. Where a photograph has not been supplied yet, the placeholder announces itself as a placeholder rather than pretending to be a picture.
Known limitations
Where this site still falls short
- The site has not been tested end to end with every major screen reader; testing so far covers keyboard navigation and the structure of each page.
- Some documents linked from the CV and publications pages are PDFs hosted by publishers. Their accessibility is outside this site's control.
- Embedded third-party content, such as a map on the contact page, follows the accessibility of the service that provides it.
Report a barrier
If something here blocks you, tell me
If any part of this site is difficult or impossible to use, I want to know — please say what you were trying to do, which page, and what browser or assistive technology you were using. I will reply and fix what I can.