Fencing From a Wheelchair
Wheelchair fencing anchors both athletes to frames set at fixed distance. Bouts are close, quick and explosive, testing blade work, timing and reading your opponent. Many clubs welcome both seated and standing fencers in the same session.
Accessibility is the product, not an add-on
The whole site — not just this page — is designed toward WCAG 2.2 AA. Accessibility work here is deliberate and tested by keyboard, at 200% zoom and with reduced motion enabled.
Built in throughout
- Full keyboard navigation with visible focus indicators
- Skip-to-content link, semantic landmarks and ordered headings
- Labelled controls, instructions and accessible form validation
- Chat responses announced politely to screen readers
- Accessible loading and error states, never colour alone
- AA colour contrast, large touch targets, plain language
- Browser zoom and text resizing supported
- Reduced-motion support and no auto-playing animation
- Descriptive alternative text; decorative images hidden
- Language attributes set when the answer language changes
- Responsive layouts for phone, tablet, laptop and widescreen
Accessibility preferences
The accessibility button in the bottom corner of every page lets anyone set larger text, increased contrast, reduced motion, a more spacious layout, underlined links and a more readable typeface. Preferences are saved in your browser — no account needed.
Accessibility statement
- Our target
- Designed toward WCAG 2.2 AA. We do not claim full conformance, because not every page has been formally audited by an independent tester.
- Supported features
- Keyboard-only use, screen-reader labelling and live announcements in chat, visible focus, reduced motion, text resizing to 200%, adjustable text size, contrast, spacing and typeface.
- Known limitations
- Answers come from an AI agent, so response wording varies and may occasionally be long. Program information depends on the governing body and may be incomplete. Some content is currently English only.
- Reporting a problem
- Email information@usafencing.org and tell us the page and what got in your way. We aim to reply within five working days.