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The Grid Scout

Accessibility

We want everyone to be able to read The Grid Scout, follow a race and find their way around the site, whatever device or assistive technology they use. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.

What we do

  • Every page works with a keyboard. A "Skip to content" link comes first, and you can always see which link or button has the focus.
  • Every icon button has a name a screen reader reads out, for example "The Grid Scout on YouTube" or "Share on X".
  • Text and buttons are drawn from one set of colours chosen for contrast on our dark background. The site is built for phones first and reads on the narrowest screens without scrolling sideways; you can enlarge the text in your browser.
  • Videos never play by themselves: you press play. They are YouTube videos, with YouTube's captions.
  • Race results, standings and the timing tower are real tables, with headings a screen reader can follow. A session's live text updates are announced as they arrive.
  • Race calls, results and statuses never rely on colour alone: they say "Live", "Right", "Wrong", "Done" and so on.
  • We check every page on a phone and a desktop screen before each change goes live.

What isn't right yet

  • The race hub's track map and the gap and tyre charts are pictures. The timing tower, the results tables, the closest battles table and the live updates give the same information as text.
  • Some older articles came from video scripts and may refer to what is on screen.

Tell us

If something on the site gets in your way, or you need a page in another format, email hello@thegridscout.com with the page's address and what happened. We reply within five working days.

If you're not happy with our reply, the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS) can advise you: equalityadvisoryservice.com.

This statement was written on 2 November 2026 and is reviewed whenever the site changes in a way that affects it.