Accessibility

Last updated October 26, 2026

Marshall Riggan wants everyone to be able to read his stories and learn about his books, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, magnification, voice control or other assistive technology.

The standard

This site aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium. These guidelines are the accepted reference for accessible websites under the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar laws in other countries.

What has been done

  • Structure. Every page uses real headings, landmarks and lists, has a page title and declares its language, so screen readers can announce and navigate it.
  • Keyboard. Everything works without a mouse. A “Skip to content” link is the first thing on every page, every link and button shows a visible focus ring, and the mobile menu can be closed with the Escape key.
  • Images. Book covers and photographs have text descriptions. Purely decorative images and effects are hidden from screen readers.
  • Colour and text. Text meets the WCAG AA contrast ratio against its background, information is never conveyed by colour alone, and text can be enlarged to 200% or more without anything being cut off. Pages reflow to fit phones without sideways scrolling.
  • Motion. If you have turned on “Reduce motion” in your device’s settings, the site turns off its animations, parallax and scroll effects. Nothing on the site flashes, and there is no audio or video that plays on its own.
  • Reading text is always shown in full when the page loads; it is never held back behind an animation.
  • No time limits, forms or logins that could block anyone.

How it was tested

Each page was checked with the axe-core automated accessibility checker against WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules, and by hand with a keyboard, at desktop and phone sizes, with and without reduced motion. The site was last reviewed on 26 October 2026, and is reviewed again whenever its design changes.

Known limitations

  • On the home page, the opening quotation brightens word by word as you scroll past it, so words below the one you have reached look dim at first. The full quotation is in the page for screen readers from the start, and turning on “Reduce motion” shows it all at once.
  • Links to booksellers and social media lead to websites run by other companies, whose accessibility is outside this site’s control.

Ask for help or report a problem

If anything on this site is hard to use, or you would like a story or page in another format (for example, plain text or large print), please email Marshall at the address below. Say which page you were on and what went wrong. You can expect a reply within five business days, and he will do his best to get you the content you need in the meantime.

Contact

Questions, requests or problems: email Marshall Riggan at marshallwriggan@gmail.com.