Accessibility
We want everyone to be able to read La Petite Nation, whether with large text, a screen reader, a keyboard only or an older phone. The site should work in all of these cases; if it does not, we would like to hear about it.
Our goal
We aim for level AA of WCAG 2.2, the international standard for web accessibility. This is a goal, not a guarantee: no external audit of the site has been carried out, and we hold no certification.
Here is what we do, page by page:
- The site can be navigated with a keyboard. The first link, “Skip to content”, bypasses the menu, and the element in focus has a clearly visible outline.
- Headings are presented in order. Every form field has a label, and error messages are read out by screen readers.
- We measure the contrast of text and buttons: at least 4.5 to 1.
- Photos have a description. Screen readers skip decorative images.
- Every page fits a screen 320 pixels wide, the equivalent of a 400% zoom, without horizontal scrolling.
- One page of each type is checked with axe, an automated checker, in light and dark mode. Since a tool does not detect everything, we also test manually with the keyboard.
The Display button
At the top of every page, a Display button opens a panel where you can:
- make the text larger, up to double;
- choose the colours: automatic (based on your device, the default), light or dark;
- turn on high contrast;
- use an easy-to-read font, Atkinson Hyperlegible from the Braille Institute;
- add space between lines, words and letters;
- underline every link;
- stop animations, including the snow or leaves in the weather banner;
- show a reading guide, a band that follows your pointer or finger;
- make the cursor larger;
- hide images while keeping their description on screen.
Your choices are kept in your browser, with no cookie or account, and nothing is sent to us. They apply from page to page, as well as on Les Petites Annonces. The “Reset everything” button clears all settings.
If your device is set to reduce motion, the site follows that setting automatically. The same applies to dark mode, until you choose Light or Dark in this panel: your choice then applies on every page.
Your device’s own tools
Your device’s own tools often perform better than ours, and we encourage you to use them.
- Zoom: Ctrl and + on Windows, Cmd and + on Mac. On a phone, spread two fingers.
- Reader mode: Safari’s Reader button, Firefox’s Reader View, Edge’s Immersive Reader. This mode shows only the text.
- Screen readers: VoiceOver (Mac, iPhone, iPad), NVDA (free, Windows), Narrator (Windows), TalkBack (Android).
- Larger text on a phone: on iPhone, Safari offers this option from the menu in the address bar. In Chrome on Android, the option is in the settings, under Accessibility.
What still needs improvement
Maps are our weak point: they are difficult to use with a keyboard or a screen reader. The directory presents the same information as a list, with filters, and every listing shows its address when it is known.
We often link to websites and PDF documents from towns and organizations. The accessibility of that content is not within our control.
Official alerts and weather are reproduced exactly as issued, in the language in which they were published.
On Les Petites Annonces, photos are posted by users. For now, their only description is the ad’s title. Some forms also include a Cloudflare anti-bot check (Turnstile), which is not ours; if it blocks you, please write to us.
Reporting a problem
If something blocks you, please write to info@lapetitenation.ca. Tell us which page is affected, the problem you encountered and what you use to browse: phone, screen reader, keyboard or other. We fix what we can, and we will reply to you.
Page reviewed October 19, 2026.