Accessibility
Last updated 6 November 2026
Aim
Focal Point aims to be readable for as many people as possible, including people who use a screen reader, a keyboard, magnification or other assistive technology. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, are the guide for this work. A full audit has not yet been carried out, and Focal Point therefore cannot yet state that the site meets the guidelines.
Measures in place
- Articles are published as web pages with headings, so that they can be read aloud, enlarged or reflowed to fit the reader’s screen.
- Pictures can carry a text description. The site can be used from the keyboard, and a visible outline shows the reader’s position on the page.
- Text and background colours are chosen with contrast in mind, and pages adapt to small screens and to enlarged text.
Known limitations
- The PDFs of printed issues reproduce the print layout, which can make them hard to read with a screen reader, and some early issues are scans. Many of the articles from those issues are also available on this website as text.
- Some pictures, charts and diagrams, especially in older articles, may lack a full text description.
Reporting a problem
Where part of the site is difficult to use, or an article is wanted in another format, please contact the editors by email or by post:
tblunck27@deerfield.eduFocal Point
c/o Deerfield Academy
7 Boyden Lane
Deerfield, MA 01342
United States
Please state the page concerned and the problem encountered. The editors will try to correct it or to provide the content in a form that can be used.