Accessibility

shrinkiatry is built to be usable by as many people as possible, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, magnification, voice control, or other assistive technology. Accessibility isn't a box we check once. It's part of how each page is built, and this statement explains what we aim for, what we do, where we know we fall short, and how to reach us.

The standard we aim for

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, the standard commonly used to satisfy accessibility expectations under laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 508 in the United States. Meeting a standard fully and permanently across a growing site is an ongoing effort rather than a one-time certification, and we treat it that way.

What we do

We build with semantic HTML and a clear, consistent heading structure so the page makes sense when it's read aloud or navigated by landmarks. We provide a skip-to-content link, label interactive controls, and keep a visible keyboard focus indicator so you can see where you are. The site is fully operable by keyboard, and the content is readable without JavaScript. We offer a light and a dark theme, respect the reduced-motion preference for people who are sensitive to movement, write descriptive alternative text for images that carry meaning, and check color contrast against the WCAG AA thresholds for text and interactive elements. Pages are prerendered to static HTML, which tends to be more robust for assistive technology than script-dependent rendering.

How we check

We combine automated checks with manual review. Automated tools catch common issues like missing labels or low contrast, and manual testing covers the things tools miss: navigating with the keyboard alone, following the heading and landmark structure the way a screen reader would, and confirming that interactive elements announce themselves and their state. We treat accessibility as part of building and reviewing a page, not a step bolted on at the end.

Known limits

Some interactive tools, and any embedded third-party content we don't control, may not yet meet every WCAG criterion. Where we know of a specific gap, we work to fix it, and in the meantime we try to make the underlying information available in a more accessible form. If you hit something that doesn't work with your assistive technology, that's exactly the kind of report that helps us most.

Third-party content

Where the site relies on outside services, such as fonts or a contact form, we choose accessible options where we can, but we don't control those third parties' own conformance. Links out to other sites, including the rest of The Shrink Network, lead to properties with their own accessibility statements.

Tell us, and ask for an alternative

If you hit a barrier on shrinkiatry, please tell us at support@shrinkiatry.com with the page address and a short description of what happened and what assistive technology you were using. We read every report, we work to fix confirmed issues, and if you needed information that a page didn't give you accessibly, we'll do our best to provide it another way. We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports promptly and to keep you posted on a fix.