Accessibility statement
This statement applies to the Journl application at journl.co.uk/app and the pages at journl.co.uk. We want everyone to be able to keep their books with it, including people who use a screen reader, a keyboard alone, or magnification.
How accessible it is
Journl is built to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2 at level AA. In particular:
- Every control has a name a screen reader can announce: fields, dropdowns, buttons, icon buttons and dialogues.
- Everything can be reached and operated with a keyboard, and the current focus is visible. A skip link goes straight to the main content.
- Text and background colours meet the AA contrast ratio (4.5:1 for ordinary text) in both the dark and light themes, and the theme follows your system setting.
- The layout adapts to the window: it works at 320 pixels wide and at 200% zoom.
- Tables have headings, headings follow a logical order, and dialogues announce themselves by their title.
- Nothing flashes, nothing moves on its own, and no information is conveyed by colour alone — a figure in red is also labelled.
How we tested
On 1 October 2026 every screen and dialogue in the application (22 screens, 78 dialogues) was tested with axe-core 4, the engine behind Lighthouse and the axe browser extension, with no violations remaining. Colour contrast was calculated for every text colour against every surface it is used on in both themes. Keyboard operation is checked by hand in each release.
What we know is not perfect
- Invoices and reports exported as PDF are laid out for print; they carry text, not images, but are not tagged PDFs. If you need a report in another form, export it as a spreadsheet or ask us.
- The invoice preview is a picture of the page as it will print, and is described rather than read.
Tell us about a problem
If you cannot use part of Journl, or find something that is hard to use with the tools you rely on, email hello@journl.co.uk. We will reply within two working days and treat it as a fault, not a request.
Enforcement
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is responsible for enforcing the accessibility of websites and applications in Great Britain. If you are not happy with how we respond, you can contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service.