Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment

The Lowell Weekender is committed to making this site usable by as many people as possible, regardless of ability or how they browse the web. We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA across this site.

What We've Built In

This site includes:

• A skip link to jump straight to the main content
• Semantic landmarks and a logical heading hierarchy
• Underlined links so they're distinguishable without relying on color alone
• Visible keyboard focus outlines on every interactive element
• Body text colors kept dark enough to meet AA contrast on our cream background
• A "Switch to Sans-Serif" toggle for readers who find serif type difficult to read, remembered between visits on the same device
• A larger-than-typical default text size site-wide for readability

How We Test

This site is checked with axe DevTools and the WAVE Evaluation Tool, plus manual keyboard-only testing, to catch issues automated scans alone can miss.

Known Limitations

This website aims to appear like a "true newspaper" and uses serif fonts. A button is provided to disable these serifs.

The printable tri-fold guide is laid out for a physical printed page and is not optimized for screen readers or text resizing in the same way our website is. If you need this weekend's events in another format, the information on the Lowell Weekender website covers the same content.

Advertisements on this site are served by Adsterra, a third-party ad network. We don't create the ads or control their content, so some may not meet WCAG 2.1 AA: missing alternative text, low contrast, animation, or links that open new windows. Each ad sits in its own area labeled "Advertisement", separate from the event listings, so the listings can be read without them. If an ad gets in your way, please tell us at the address below, including the page and roughly what the ad showed, and we will report it to Adsterra and block it where we can.

Report a Barrier

If you run into an accessibility problem anywhere on this site, please let us know at accessibility@lowellweekender.com so we can fix it.