My Vote Forward is about participation, so a page that some people cannot use defeats its own purpose. The site aims to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. That is a goal the site is built and tested toward. It has not been certified by an outside auditor.
Accessibility features built into myvoteforward.org
Every page of myvoteforward.org is built with the following accessibility features.
- Every page is plain HTML that works without JavaScript, with one main heading and a logical heading order.
- A "skip to content" link, labeled navigation landmarks, and a menu that works with a keyboard and on small screens.
- Visible focus outlines on every link, button and form field.
- All colors come from one small set of named tokens, so a high-contrast theme can be applied to the whole site at once, including menus, forms and the footer.
- The layout is designed to reflow on small screens and when zoomed, without sideways scrolling.
- Animations are minimal and turn off when your device asks for reduced motion.
- Images that carry meaning have text alternatives. Every concept on the site is explained in text, never only in an image.
- Tables have header cells, and source citations are real links.
- Pages print cleanly, with link addresses written out.
Known accessibility limitations of myvoteforward.org
The known accessibility limitations of myvoteforward.org today are these.
- The site is available in English only. Translations will be added only after they have been reviewed.
- Many cited sources are on other websites and in documents the site does not control, and some of them may not be accessible.
- Testing so far has used automated checks and rendering on desktop and phone-sized screens, not a formal audit with people who use assistive technology.
Report an accessibility barrier
If something on the site does not work for you, please tell us with the topic "Accessibility" and the page where it happened. You do not need to give your name.