Accessibility

We want YouWrite to be usable by everyone who wants to write, including people who use a screen reader, navigate by keyboard, need larger text, or cannot use a mouse.

Our target is WCAG 2.1 Level AA. That is a standard, not a certificate: we test against it, we have not met all of it yet, and the list below says where we stand.

• A "Skip to content" link is the first thing you reach with the Tab key on every page.
• Every page declares its language and has a single main landmark.
• Images that carry meaning have alternative text; decorative ones are hidden from screen readers.
• Form controls on the order forms have real labels, including the sliders and the file upload.
• Automated checks run against the home page, the three order pages, and every policy page on each change, and the build does not pass with a critical or serious finding.

These are the gaps we know about today. We would rather list them than imply they are not there.

• Colour contrast has not been measured across the whole site. Our automated checks cannot compute contrast, so this needs a manual audit and has not had one.
• Focus indicators have not been audited. Most controls show one; we have not checked every control on every background.
• Four pages have no top-level heading — the home page and the three order pages — which makes them harder to orient in with a screen reader.
• The AI assistant's message box is labelled only by its placeholder text, which some screen readers announce inconsistently.
• Videos on the home page have no captions. They are silent and decorative, but they are not marked up as such everywhere.
• The writing desk has not been audited at all. It is the most complex part of the site and the least tested for accessibility.

If any part of YouWrite stops you doing something you came here to do, email paperspacedigital@gmail.com and tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and what you use to browse — a screen reader and its version, keyboard only, magnification, whatever applies.

We usually reply within 48 hours. If we cannot fix the barrier quickly, we will tell you what we can do instead so you are not left waiting on a fix.

We do not use an accessibility overlay or an accessibility widget. They tend to sit on top of problems rather than fix them, and they can interfere with the assistive technology you already use.