Accessibility statement

Our commitment to making this website accessible for everyone.

At South Asian Women in Rare, we believe our website should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or circumstance. We are continually working to improve the user experience for all visitors.

Measures to support accessibility

South Asian Women in Rare takes the following measures to ensure accessibility of this website:

  • Accessibility is considered throughout design and development
  • We use semantic HTML and ARIA attributes across all components
  • We test with keyboard navigation and screen readers
  • We welcome and act on accessibility feedback from our community

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

This website is partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard, and we are actively working to address any gaps.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of this website. Please let us know if you encounter any barriers:

We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of this website relies on the following technologies:

  • HTML
  • WAI-ARIA
  • CSS
  • JavaScript

These technologies are used in combination with modern browsers and assistive technologies.

Accessibility features

This website includes the following accessibility features:

  • Skip link to bypass navigation and jump to main content
  • Logical heading hierarchy for screen reader navigation
  • Landmark regions (<header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>) for assistive technology navigation
  • Full keyboard navigation for all interactive elements
  • Dark and light themes with user preference support via a toggle
  • Reduced motion support respecting the user’s operating system preference
  • Responsive design adapting to different viewport sizes and zoom levels
  • Visible focus indicators for keyboard navigation
  • Color contrast meeting WCAG AA requirements
  • ARIA attributes throughout interactive components
  • Screen reader labels for icon-only buttons and interactive elements
  • Semantic HTML for meaningful document structure
  • Language attribute on the HTML element for correct screen reader pronunciation

Limitations

Despite our best efforts, there may be some areas of the website that do not yet fully meet WCAG 2.2 AA. If you encounter a barrier not listed here, please contact us.

Assessment approach

South Asian Women in Rare assesses the accessibility of this website through:

  • Self-evaluation by the development team
  • Manual keyboard-only navigation testing
  • Testing with VoiceOver (macOS/iOS)
  • Automated testing with Lighthouse and axe DevTools

This statement was created on 8 June 2026 using the W3C Accessibility Statement structure.