Accessibility
Accessibility statement.
We want everyone to be able to use what we make, at any age and on any screen. This statement says where we stand, in the terms the W3C uses for accessibility statements.
The standard
What we aim for
- The standard
WCAG, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, is the international standard for accessible websites, published by the W3C.
- Our target
WCAG 2.1 levels A and AA, on this website and in Gentle Handover.
- Where we stand
Partially conformant: some parts of the content do not fully conform to WCAG 2.1 level AA. Gentle Handover has known issues, listed below. This website passes its automated checks, but no independent audit has confirmed that, so we do not claim full conformance.
- Plain words
Short sentences, large type and calm pages, in every language we publish.
This website
How humanful.org is built
One small script
This website runs one small script of its own, only to remember light or dark. Links, the language list and the phone menu are plain HTML, so they work with a keyboard, in very simple browsers and with the script switched off.
Light and dark
Pages follow your device's light or dark setting, or the one you pick with the button at the top of every page, with text contrast checked in both.
Fits narrow screens
Pages reflow down to 320 pixels wide without scrolling sideways, so they still work when text is zoomed.
Calm motion
The only motion is a short colour change on hover, a smooth scroll to a section, and the line under the header and the back to top button fading in as you scroll. All of it switches off when your system asks for reduced motion.
Easy to move around
A skip link, one main heading per page, labelled landmarks, and visible focus on everything you can press.
Languages marked
Every page names its language, and names in another language are marked so screen readers say them properly.
How we check
Our checks
- Every page of this website is tested with axe-core, an open source accessibility testing engine, against WCAG 2.1 levels A and AA, in light and dark, on a desktop and a phone, in every language.
- The same tests fail if a page scrolls sideways on a phone or at 320 pixels wide, loads anything from another website, or shows an error.
- In Gentle Handover, an automated check tests key pages every night, in light and dark, on a desktop and a phone.
Known limits
What we know is not good enough
- No independent accessibility audit has been done, so we do not claim full conformance.
- Languages written right to left are not supported.
- Some pages of Gentle Handover have known contrast, target size or link issues. We track them and fix them.
Tell us
Something hard to use?
Tell us the page, what you tried and what happened. We read every message.
- Write to