The Cloud Panda

Accessibility statement

Everyone preparing for a Kubernetes certification should be able to use our website and labs.

Our commitment

We commit voluntarily to making thecloudpanda.com conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. The labs app at labs.thecloudpanda.com will be held to the same standard and tested before it opens.

Conformance status

We consider this website conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. We know of no failures; if you find one, please tell us. This is a self-assessment, not an independent audit.

How we tested

  • Every page is checked with the axe-core accessibility engine against the WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules, at a desktop width and a phone width (375 pixels).
  • Automated tests on every build check the heading order, landmarks, image text alternatives, link names and the colour contrast of every text and background pair.
  • We checked by hand that every page works with a keyboard alone, with a clearly visible focus outline and a "Skip to content" link as the first stop.

What we've done

  • Semantic HTML with landmarks, one main heading per page and headings in order.
  • Text contrast of at least 4.5:1, and at least 3:1 for focus outlines and form borders.
  • The only animation, the terminal on the home page, is decorative, has a text alternative and doesn't play for people who prefer reduced motion.
  • Text resizes to 200% and pages reflow down to a 320-pixel-wide screen without horizontal page scrolling. Code examples and wide tables scroll inside their own box, which you can reach and scroll with the keyboard.
  • No JavaScript is needed, so the site works with any browser, screen reader or text-only setup.

Known limitations

  • The terminal animation on the home page is hidden from screen readers, which read its text description instead.
  • Lab terminals are text-based by nature. We are designing the browser terminal for the labs to work with screen readers and will document how to use it before the labs open.

Feedback and contact

If something on this website is hard to use, or you need any of its content in another format, write to hello@thecloudpanda.com. Please tell us which page and what you were trying to do. We will reply, and if we can't fix the barrier quickly, we will give you the information another way.

Statement prepared on , based on a self-assessment.