Cooking should be fun for everyone – whether you use a keyboard, a screen reader or magnification, or are simply on your phone with flour on your fingers. That’s why Homemadestuff offers accessible recipes: the site is built so that as many people as possible can use it well. Here you can read what we do to achieve this, where there are still gaps and how you can let us know.
Accessible Recipes: What We Do for You
Recipes That Help You While Cooking
- Amounts in every step: In the instructions, every ingredient is listed with its amount. You don’t have to jump back and forth between the ingredient list and the instructions.
- Cook step by step: Cooking mode shows only one step at a time – large and clear, and full-screen on your phone. You can also move between steps with the arrow keys, and screen readers read the new step aloud right away when you move on.
- Keep the screen on: If you like, the display stays on while you cook.
- Check off: You can check off ingredients and completed steps – with a mouse, your finger or the keyboard.
- Adjust servings: All amounts adjust automatically.
- Cooking terms explained: Words like “fold in” or “deglaze” have a dotted underline. A click or the Enter key shows a short explanation, and Escape closes it again. You can also find all terms in the kitchen glossary.
- My Cookbook with shopping list: Save recipes with one click, adjust servings and check off, print or share a combined shopping list – fully usable with a keyboard and screen reader.
- Print, PDF and your own notes: “Print / PDF” opens a simple print view. In the print dialog, you can choose “Save as PDF” – this creates a PDF with real text that can be read aloud. Your private notes are printed as well.
Technical
- All functions can be operated with the keyboard. A clearly visible outline shows where you are.
- A “Skip to content” link takes you straight past the menu.
- All images have alt text that describes what can be seen.
- Text and controls have sufficient contrast (at least 4.5:1 for normal text).
- Headings are properly structured so that screen reader users can jump between them quickly.
- Buttons and icons have clear labels for screen readers, for example “Save recipe” or “Download recipe as PDF”.
- The site adapts to smartphones, tablets and browser zoom.
- Advertising links are clearly labeled as ads.
How Accessible Is the Website?
We follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA. We are not required to publish this statement – we do so voluntarily because the topic matters to us. Based on our own assessment, the website is partially accessible: the recipe pages largely meet the requirements, and we are still working on some points.
What Is Not Yet Accessible
- Content from other providers: We have no influence on accessibility on Pinterest, Instagram or Amazon.
- Easy Read: The recipes are written in simple, clear language, but not in Easy Read (German “Leichte Sprache”) according to the official rules.
Something Not Working? Let Us Know!
If you notice a barrier or need a recipe in a different format, feel free to write to us at contact@homemadestuff.blog. We will reply as quickly as possible and take care of it.
About This Statement
Prepared on November 1, 2026, based on a self-assessment (testing with the keyboard, screen reader labels, contrast measurement and heading structure). We review this statement regularly and whenever there are major changes to the website.
