Accessibility

Every diagram has a text result beside it

The planners use labelled controls, visible keyboard focus and written result summaries, so the diagram is never the only place that carries an important quantity or warning.

Accessibility built into the planners

  • Native form controls with visible labels and keyboard operation.
  • A skip link, logical heading order and visible focus styles.
  • Text summaries for quantities, assumptions, warnings and diagram content.
  • Layouts that reflow at narrow widths and allow browser zoom.
  • Error messages that identify the measurement requiring attention.

What the diagrams do not provide

The diagrams summarise calculated layouts; they are not drawing editors or fabrication instructions. If a diagram is difficult to use, the surrounding result cards, notes and assumption lists provide the same material quantities and important limits in text.