Our target
Argand aims to meet WCAG 2.2 Level AA. The site is still pre-launch and evolving, so treat this as a living commitment rather than a finished certification.
What's in place today
- A skip-to-content link as the first focusable element on every page.
- Semantic landmarks: a single
<main>, labelled<nav>regions, and one<h1>per page with an ordered heading hierarchy. - Reduced-motion support: animations and smooth scrolling collapse when you set
prefers-reduced-motion. - Visible focus styles on every interactive element, with a 44 px minimum tap target on touch.
- The Atkinson Hyperlegible typeface, designed for low-vision legibility, self-hosted so it always loads.
- Forms that work without JavaScript, with native validation and labelled fields.
- Decorative images marked with empty
alt; meaningful images described. - A print stylesheet that strips chrome and expands link URLs for paper and PDF.
Known limitations
- A few sections use interactive “decks” (tap, swipe, or arrow keys). Each one ships a full text equivalent — a “prefer to read?” disclosure or prose fallback — but the interactive layer itself is still being refined for screen-reader flow.
- The product surfaces beyond this site (search, maps, and the rest) are not public yet, so they are not covered by this statement.
Found a barrier?
Tell me and I'll fix it. Email nic@argand.org with the page, what you were trying to do, and your assistive technology if relevant. I read every message.