Accessibility statement

Our standard

We fully conform to WCAG 2.2 Level AA, and we also meet the Level AAA criteria that are achievable for a transcript service — including enhanced 7:1 contrast, enhanced target sizes, link purpose, and cognitive-friendly sign-in. Where a visual design choice conflicts with accessibility, accessibility wins.

What that means in practice

• Full keyboard operability, a visible focus indicator, and a skip-to-content link on every page.
• Semantic landmarks, a correct heading hierarchy, and breadcrumbs, so screen-reader users can navigate by structure and always know where they are.
• Colour contrast measured against the enhanced AAA 7:1 threshold — never conveying meaning by colour alone, and links underlined in body text.
• Interactive controls sized for a comfortable 44 px touch target.
• Forms with programmatically associated labels, clear text-based error messages, and a warning before unsaved edits are lost.
• Passwordless sign-in with no puzzle or memory test, so authentication never depends on cognitive ability.
• Respect for prefers-reduced-motion; layouts that reflow at 200% zoom without loss of content.
• The transcript is the accessible alternative to the audio — it is the heart of the product, not an afterthought.

Where we stop short of AAA

A few AAA criteria can't be met against verbatim transcripts of real events without destroying their accuracy: rewriting speakers' words to a lower reading level, or defining every unusual word, abbreviation, or pronunciation across unbounded user-submitted content. Where it helps, our AI-generated summaries offer a plainer-language way in. We don't claim blanket AAA conformance for this reason.

Status

This is an early preview. Automated checks (axe-core/Lighthouse) and manual keyboard and screen-reader passes run on the core flows before each release. This statement will be updated as coverage grows.