This accessibility statement applies to the Rotary Club of Victoria Island website at www.rotaryclubofvi.com. It is published by the Rotary Club of Victoria Island and was prepared on .
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website. This means you should be able to: zoom in up to 400% without content disappearing off the screen; navigate most of the website using a keyboard alone; navigate using speech recognition software; listen to most content using a screen reader.
1. Our commitment
The Rotary Club of Victoria Island is committed to making our website accessible to people with disabilities — in line with our core Rotary values of service and inclusion. We believe that access to information about our club, projects, and community should not be limited by a person's ability to see, hear, or interact with digital content in a conventional way.
We aim to achieve and maintain conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA — the internationally recognised standard for web accessibility — and we review this statement regularly.
Our accessibility work is ongoing. Where we fall short, we will tell you — and we will tell you what we are doing about it.
2. Standards we follow
We design and build this website to conform to:
- WCAG 2.2 Level AA — published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), covering perceivability, operability, understandability, and robustness of web content.
- WAI-ARIA 1.2 — for accessible rich internet applications, used in our interactive components (timeline, flashcard module, mobile navigation).
- HTML Living Standard semantic markup — correct use of headings, landmarks, lists, links, buttons, and form controls so that assistive technologies can interpret page structure.
While Nigeria does not yet have a mandatory web accessibility standard equivalent to the UK's PSBAR or the US ADA/Section 508, we adopt WCAG 2.2 AA as our benchmark because it represents international best practice and reflects our commitment to genuine inclusion.
3. What we do to make this site accessible
Keyboard navigation
Every interactive element — navigation, buttons, form controls, timeline dots, flashcard controls — can be reached and activated using a keyboard alone.
Visible focus indicators
Focus rings are displayed on all interactive elements: 3px Royal Blue on light backgrounds, 3px Gold on dark backgrounds.
Skip link
A "Skip to main content" link appears at the top of every page for keyboard and screen reader users to bypass repeated navigation.
Colour contrast
Text and interactive elements meet WCAG 2.2 AA contrast ratios: minimum 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text and UI components.
Responsive design
Pages reflow correctly at 320px viewport width and zoom up to 400% without horizontal scrolling or loss of content.
Text alternatives
All meaningful images include descriptive alt text. Decorative images carry empty alt attributes so screen readers skip them.
Semantic headings
A single H1 per page, with a logical heading hierarchy (H2, H3) to aid navigation by screen reader users.
Page landmarks
We use HTML landmarks (<header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>) and ARIA roles so screen readers can jump between page regions.
Link purpose
Link text describes the destination or action — we avoid generic labels like "click here" or "read more" without surrounding context.
Form labels
Every form input has a visible label positioned above the field. Error messages are associated with their inputs programmatically.
Reduced motion
All CSS animations and transitions are disabled for users who have set prefers-reduced-motion: reduce in their operating system.
Resizable text
Text can be resized up to 200% using browser zoom without loss of functionality or content truncation.
4. Known limitations
Despite our best efforts, some content may not yet fully meet WCAG 2.2 AA. We are aware of the following issues and are working to resolve them:
Third-party embedded maps or media
If we embed maps or video content from third-party providers (e.g., Google Maps, YouTube), those elements are controlled by external parties and may not fully meet our accessibility standards. We provide alternative text descriptions alongside all such embeds.
Mitigated — alternatives provided
Older PDF documents
Historical club documents (minutes, reports, newsletters) produced before this website was built may not be fully accessible to screen readers. We are progressively converting key documents to accessible HTML.
In progress
Placeholder images
Some project images currently use placeholder images from picsum.photos pending the supply of real photography. These carry appropriate alt text descriptions but are not true representations of the projects shown.
Will be resolved as photography is supplied
Complex data tables on small screens
The 45-year ledger timeline and some data tables may be harder to navigate on very small screens in specific screen reader configurations. A full text-only fallback list is available in the page HTML (aria-hidden from the visual interface but available to screen readers).
Accessible fallback provided
If you encounter an accessibility problem not listed above, please tell us using the contact details in Section 8.
5. Technical information
This website is built using:
- Next.js 14 (React framework) with server-side rendering for fast, reliable page loads
- Tailwind CSS for consistent, responsive styling
- Framer Motion for animations — all of which respect
prefers-reduced-motion - Phosphor Icons — icon components rendered as accessible SVGs with
aria-hiddenwhere decorative - next/image for optimised, lazy-loaded images with mandatory alt attributes
- Outfit (sans-serif) as our primary typeface — a highly legible, variable-weight font loaded from Google Fonts with
font-display: swapto prevent invisible text during loading
Browser and technology compatibility: This website is designed to work with current and recent versions of major browsers. We test in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Internet Explorer is not supported.
6. Assistive technology compatibility
We aim for this website to work with the following assistive technologies:
| Technology | Platform | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NVDA | Windows + Chrome / Firefox | Supported |
| JAWS | Windows + Chrome / Edge | Supported |
| VoiceOver | macOS + Safari | Supported |
| VoiceOver | iOS + Safari | Supported |
| TalkBack | Android + Chrome | Supported |
| Windows Narrator | Windows + Edge | Supported |
| Dragon NaturallySpeaking | Windows | Supported |
| ZoomText / Magnifier | Windows | Supported |
If you experience difficulties using any assistive technology with our website, please contact us. We welcome reports to help us improve.
7. In-person access to meetings
Our weekly Thursday meetings are held at the Lagos Motor Boat Club, Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. We are committed to welcoming guests and members with disabilities. If you have specific access requirements, please let us know in advance so we can make appropriate arrangements:
- Requests for large-print materials, documents in alternative formats, or other in-person accommodations
- Questions about physical access arrangements at the venue
- Requests for a sign language interpreter or other communication support
Contact us at least 5 business days before the meeting you wish to attend so we can make the necessary arrangements.
8. Feedback and contact
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this website. If you find anything that is difficult to use, or if you need information in a different format (for example, accessible PDF, large print, audio, or easy-read), please contact us:
| info@rotaryclubofvi.com | |
| +234 906 370 1657 | |
| Post | 16 Maduike Street, off Awolowo Road, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria |
We aim to respond to accessibility requests within 5 business days. If the information or format you need is not immediately available, we will tell you when you can expect to receive it.
We will consider your request and get back to you. We won't always be able to make every document or format available, but we will try to provide an alternative wherever possible.
9. Formal complaints
If you contact us about an accessibility issue and are not satisfied with the response, you may escalate through the following channels:
Internal escalation
Write to the President of the Rotary Club of Victoria Island at the postal address above, marked for the attention of "Accessibility Complaint". The President will review the matter and respond within 15 business days.
External escalation
If you remain unsatisfied, you may contact the following bodies depending on the nature of your concern:
| Digital content (personal data) | National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) dataprotection@nitda.gov.ng · +234 9 460 4417 |
| Consumer rights | Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) www.fccpc.gov.ng · complaints@fccpc.gov.ng |
We take all accessibility complaints seriously and use them to improve our website and services.
Review and update schedule
This accessibility statement is reviewed and updated at least annually, or whenever a significant change is made to the website. Our next scheduled review is September 2027.
Accessibility is an ongoing commitment, not a one-time task. We continuously monitor our site using a combination of automated tools, manual keyboard testing, and screen reader testing.
This statement was prepared in reference to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Read it alongside our Privacy Policy.
Last reviewed: 23 September 2026 · Rotary Club of Victoria Island · District 9112