Accessibility

Having accessibility options on a website provides significant benefits for both users and businesses. First and foremost, accessibility ensures equal access to digital content, allowing individuals with visual, auditory, motor, or cognitive disabilities to navigate and interact with websites effectively. This inclusivity is not just ethical—it’s often a legal requirement under standards like WCAG and laws such as the ADA.

Beyond compliance, accessible websites improve user experience for everyone, including people with temporary or situational limitations (e.g., using a phone in bright sunlight or recovering from an injury). Accessibility features like keyboard navigation, alt text for images, and sufficient color contrast make sites easier to use and more intuitive. Accessibility options foster inclusivity, improve usability, and create a better digital experience for all users.

You may find some of the features for neurodivergent authors can also help with accessibility. You can find out more here.

Accessibility options
You are in control

You are in control

You can turn on and off all the accessibility option in your My account page. These options include:

Use OpenDyslexic: This option will replace the fonts used on the site with OpenDyslexic.

Use focus view: The focus view option will dim all the sidebars and main menu unless they are hovered over.

Additional accessibility options: This option will show the accessibility floating menu where you can customize the display in several helpful ways.
Additional accessibility options
Additional accessibility options

Additional accessibility options

By enabling "Additional accessibility options" you will get a floating icon on the screen. Selecting that bring up the Accessibility menu with a variety of options:

Adjustable Font Size and Highlighting Text: Users can easily adjust the font size and highlight text to their liking, making it easier to read content.

Color Adjustments, Contrast, Saturation, and Monochrome: Allows users to customize the color scheme of your website, making it easier for them to read and navigate.

Reading Guide, Stop Animations, and Big Cursor: Helpful tools like a reading guide, the ability to stop animations, and a big cursor to make browsing your website easier for users with visual impairments.
Light mode
Both light and dark modes

Both light and dark modes

Offering both light mode and dark mode options is essential for accessibility because it allows users to choose a visual experience that best suits their needs and comfort. People with visual impairments, such as sensitivity to bright light or low contrast, benefit from the flexibility to switch modes for better readability and reduced eye strain. Dark mode can help minimize glare and improve focus in low-light environments, while light mode often provides higher contrast for those who find dark backgrounds challenging.

Dark and light mode are controlled by your device or browser. Word Weaver Pro will automatically display in the mode that the device or browser is set to.

By giving users control over their display settings, organizations promote inclusivity and ensure that digital content is accessible to a wider range of individuals with diverse visual preferences and conditions.

Note on screen-readers

While we use various tools to try an insure screen-readers work well with Word Weaver Pro, it is likely a regular user of screen-readers may find some issues.

We have tried several testing packages to insure our web app works well with screen-readers. However, these tools often provide inactionable or conflicting results.

If you run into anything we need to address, please use the contact form and let us know with as much detail as you can provide.

 
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