SparkleCharge is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for everyone, including people with visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive disabilities. We continually improve the user experience of sparklecharge.org and the SparkleCharge Client Portal in alignment with recognized accessibility standards.
1. Conformance Status (WCAG 2.2 Level AA)
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) define requirements for designers and engineers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. SparkleCharge targets conformance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA across our public pages, blog, and Client Portal.
2. Accessibility Features Implemented
- High-Contrast Visual Design: Our dark-mode interface tokens are engineered to maintain strong text-to-background contrast ratios meeting or exceeding WCAG AA thresholds (4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text and UI components).
- Keyboard Navigation & Focus States: Interactive navigation menus, modal dialogs, notification drawers, and form controls are operable via keyboard (`Tab`, `Shift+Tab`, `Enter`, and `Escape` to dismiss overlays).
- Semantic HTML & ARIA Landmarks: Pages use structured heading hierarchies (`h1`–`h4`), semantic landmarks (`header`, `nav`, `main`, `footer`, `aside`), and ARIA attributes (`aria-label`, `aria-expanded`, `role="dialog"`) for assistive technologies.
- Responsive & Touch-Friendly Targets: Mobile layouts scale cleanly up to 200% zoom without horizontal scrolling, and interactive buttons on mobile viewports provide generous touch targets (`44×44px` minimum).
- Descriptive Alt Text & Labels: Form inputs include explicit labels, and portfolio/blog media editors support descriptive `alt` attributes for screen readers.
3. Continuous Improvement
As we deploy new interactive portfolio sandboxes and real-time analytics visualizations, we actively audit component contrast, keyboard traps, and screen-reader announcements to ensure no user is excluded.
4. Feedback & Assistance
If you encounter any accessibility barriers on SparkleCharge or need project documentation, invoices, or receipts in an alternative accessible format, please contact us:
- Email: [email protected]
- Response Time: We aim to respond to accessibility feedback within 2 business days and provide an accessible alternative or fix promptly.