The standard we hold
Our target is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, on every public page. In practice that means:
- Every control is a real button or link, reachable and operable with a keyboard alone.
- A visible focus ring follows the tab order, and the tab order follows the reading order.
- Body text clears 4.5:1 contrast, large text and interface affordances clear 3:1, and color is never the only way we signal state.
- Images that carry meaning have descriptive alt text. Decorative images are hidden from screen readers.
- The page stays usable at 200% zoom (no clipping, no horizontal scroll) and respects your reduced-motion setting.
- Every input has a real label, and errors are announced to assistive technology, not signaled by color alone.
How we test
We check accessibility two ways, automated and by hand, because neither one catches everything on its own.
- Automated. Our test suite runs axe-core against the homepage, a screening detail page, and a city page. A new violation is a failing check.
- By hand. Each new page gets a keyboard-only pass and a VoiceOver pass before it ships, plus a 200% zoom and reduced-motion check. We repeat the manual sweep across the site every quarter.
Known issues
No site is perfect, and we'd rather tell you what's broken than pretend it isn't. When an automated check finds a violation we can't clear the same day, we record it as a known issue in our test suite (with a note on the fix) instead of hiding it. That baseline lives in our public repository and shrinks as we work through it.
If you hit a barrier that isn't on our list, telling us is the fastest way to get it fixed and added.
Remediation cadence
- We acknowledge every accessibility report within two business days.
- Barriers that block a core task (finding a screening, opening an event, signing up for alerts) are treated as urgent and fixed as a priority.
- Other confirmed barriers are scheduled and, in most cases, resolved within 30 days.
- We re-review the whole site against WCAG 2.1 AA every quarter and re-date this statement when we do, even if nothing else changed. The "Last updated" date above is that review date.
Report a barrier
If any part of SeeItEarly is hard to use with assistive technology, or you need something on this site in a different format, email accessibility@seeitearly.com. If you can, tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and the browser or assistive technology you use. It helps us reproduce the problem faster. We respond within two business days.