Accessibility

Built to be usable by everyone.

This statement explains how accessible selfreadrise.com is, how we test it, and what we know still falls short.

Target: WCAG 2.2 Level AA Status: partially conformant Self-assessed

Conformance status

We aim to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The site is currently partially conformant: most of it meets that standard, but some parts do not yet fully conform, and those are listed below.

This assessment was carried out by us, not by an independent auditor, and it has not been verified with real assistive-technology users. We would rather say that plainly than imply a level of assurance we have not earned.

What we have done

  • When we measured every page on 1 August 2026, text met the 4.5:1 contrast minimum (3:1 for large text), checked by computing the composited colour behind every text element rather than eyeballing it.
  • The keyboard focus indicator is a 3px outline; on 1 August 2026 it met the 3:1 non-text contrast minimum against every background then used on the site.
  • Every interactive control is a real button or a, reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus state.
  • Interactive components carry correct roles and state — the FAQ uses aria-expanded, and the idea demo announces changes through live regions.
  • When we measured on 1 August 2026, pointer targets met the 24×24 CSS pixel minimum, or were spaced far enough apart to qualify for the spacing exception.
  • Every page has a skip link, one h1, a logical heading order with no skipped levels, and landmark regions.
  • Images carry meaningful alternative text, and decorative graphics are hidden from assistive technology.
  • All motion — including the scrolling category strip — stops when your system is set to reduce motion, and the category strip also pauses on tap or hover.
  • Each page declares its language, and the Romanian pages are marked lang="ro" so screen readers use the right pronunciation.

Known limitations

These are the things we know are not right yet.

Our privacy policy and terms are only available in English. Their Romanian pages give a short summary of each document and link to the full English text. If you have trouble reading them, contact us and we will send you the full text in a format that works for you.
We have not yet tested with screen readers end to end. Our checks so far are automated and manual-keyboard. Testing with VoiceOver, NVDA and TalkBack is planned, and this statement will be updated with what we find.
Contrast and target size have not been re-measured since 1 August 2026. The Library, the 30 book pages, the press kit and the download page were added after that date; the privacy policy and terms have been rebuilt as our own pages; and the home page and the site's shared styles have been redesigned since. On 13 September 2026 we re-checked every page's structure, but we have not yet re-measured colour contrast or pointer-target sizes.
The scrolling category strip on the home page can’t be paused from the keyboard. It pauses on tap or hover, and it stops completely when your system is set to reduce motion — but if you use only a keyboard, turning on reduced motion in your system settings is currently the only way to stop it.
This statement covers the website only — selfreadrise.com. The Self mobile app is not in scope here.

Compatibility and technical detail

Browsers

The site is built for current versions of Safari, Chrome, Firefox and Edge, on desktop and mobile. Most pages need JavaScript to display in full: many sections fade in as you scroll and stay hidden if scripts are blocked, unless your system is set to reduce motion. The interactive idea demo and the 30 book pages only work with JavaScript. This statement, the privacy policy, the terms and the download page can be read without it.

Technologies

Accessibility here relies on HTML, CSS, WAI-ARIA and JavaScript. It also depends on your browser and any assistive technology you use supporting those.

How we assessed it

Self-evaluation. On 1 August 2026 we computed contrast ratios and pointer-target geometry programmatically across every page, audited heading order, landmarks, alternative text and ARIA usage, and walked the site by keyboard. On 13 September 2026 we re-checked every page's headings, landmarks, skip link, alternative text and language.

Standard applied

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA. Where this statement says a criterion is met, we mean the AA threshold, not AAA.

Found a barrier? Tell us.

If any part of this site is hard to use, we want to hear about it — it is the fastest way for us to fix something we have missed. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and what got in the way. We aim to acknowledge every message within two business days (usually within 24–48 hours), and to resolve complaints within 14 days.

Email us about accessibility
Statement prepared 1 August 2026. Last reviewed 13 September 2026. Applies to selfreadrise.com and its Romanian pages at /ro/.