In short
- We built this website to meet WCAG 2.2 at level AAA, the highest level of the international accessibility guidelines.
- The Accessibility settings button at the top of every page (a figure in a circle) lets you change colours, text size, spacing, font, link underlines and motion.
- Every page in every language is checked by automated tools before it is published.
- Some limits remain. They are listed on this page.
- If something does not work for you, write to info@tagpulse.ai and we will fix it.
We want everyone to be able to read and use the TagOrbit website, whatever their sight, hearing, movement or reading. We built it to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AAA, the highest of the three levels.
This statement covers the TagOrbit website: the pages you are reading now, in all six languages. It does not cover the TagOrbit application you use after you log in.
What did we build in?
- Strong contrast. Text has a contrast of at least 7 to 1 against its background, in every colour scheme. A program measures every colour pair each time the website is built, and stops the build if one falls short.
- Keyboard first. You can reach and use everything with the keyboard alone. A clear ring shows where you are, and the sticky header never covers it.
- Large targets. Every button and link outside a sentence is at least 44 by 44 pixels.
- Text that grows. You can enlarge text to 200 per cent and read every line without scrolling sideways.
- No surprises. Nothing has a time limit. The moving example on the home page has a Pause button, stops while you point at it or use it, and never moves if your device asks for less motion.
- Plain language. Pages start with the answer. Legal pages start with a short summary in plain words. Unusual words link to our glossary, and abbreviations are written out.
- Clear structure. Every page has headings, a "You are here" trail at the top, and a link to skip straight to the content. Each page and each passage in another language is marked with its language, so screen readers pronounce it correctly.
- Pictures described. Every screenshot of the application has a written description, and you can enlarge it.
What can the accessibility settings change?
The Accessibility settings button at the top of every page (a figure in a circle) opens our own settings panel. It changes only how this website looks, and your choices stay in your browser:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Colours | Automatic, light, dark, high contrast light, high contrast dark, or yellow on black |
| Text size | 100, 125, 150, 175 or 200 per cent |
| Spacing | Wider space between lines, words, letters and paragraphs |
| Font | An easy-to-read font with wider letters |
| Links | Underline every link, not only links inside text |
| Motion | Stop all movement and animation |
| Reading guide | A band that follows your pointer and helps you keep your place |
The website meets its target without the panel. The panel is there so you can make it fit you better. It is not an "overlay": it does not rewrite pages or guess what you need.
How do we test?
Each time the website is built, every page in every language is checked with two automated tools, axe-core and HTML_CodeSniffer, against WCAG 2.2 at level AAA, in the light and the dark colour scheme. The colour contrast check runs separately on all six colour schemes. A page with a problem is not published.
Automated tools find many problems, but not all of them. We also check the website ourselves with the keyboard and at large text sizes.
What limits do we know about?
- Screenshots show text as pictures. The screenshots show the real application, so the text in them is part of the picture. Each one has a written description of what it shows, and you can enlarge it.
- Translations. We wrote the website in English. The Greek, Bulgarian, German, Italian and Spanish versions were translated with the help of AI and checked against official terminology sources. If a sentence reads badly in your language, please tell us.
- Testing with people. We have not yet tested the website with people who use assistive technology every day. We would welcome your help.
How do you tell us about a problem?
Write to info@tagpulse.ai. Tell us the page, what you tried to do, and what got in the way. If you use assistive technology, such as a screen reader, please name it. We will fix what we can and tell you what we did.