Accessibility statement

This statement covers every page on audio-recorder-voice.com. It describes the real state of the site, including the parts that fall short.

Conformance

This site aims to conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Based on the testing described below, we believe it currently meets that standard, with the known exceptions listed further down.

We describe this as a self-assessment. It has not been audited by an independent third party, and an automated tool cannot detect every barrier — roughly a third of WCAG criteria require human judgement.

What was tested, and how

That last row matters. Automated passes and keyboard checks are necessary but not sufficient, and we would rather say so than imply a level of assurance we have not earned.

What we have done

• Every page is static HTML, so content is present without waiting for scripts.
• A skip link is the first focusable element on every page.
• The recorder is fully keyboard operable — tab to Record, press Enter, tab to Stop.
• All interactive controls show a visible focus outline.
• Text colours meet the 4.5:1 contrast minimum; two palette values were darkened specifically to fix failures found during testing.
• Tap targets are at least 44px on touch viewports, apart from links inside sentences, which WCAG exempts.
• Tables are keyboard-scrollable, named, and have no empty header cells.
• The navigation menu is a native <details> element, so it works without JavaScript.
• Animation is suppressed for anyone who has set prefers-reduced-motion.

Known limitations

Being specific rather than vague, because a statement that admits nothing is not useful to anyone:

• The input level meter is visual only. There is no audible or haptic indication of recording level, so a blind user cannot easily tell whether their microphone is too quiet or clipping. This is a genuine gap in a recording tool and we consider it the most important one to close.
• The waveform display conveys information visually. It has a text alternative describing its purpose, but the moment-to-moment signal it shows is not available non-visually.
• Recording requires JavaScript. A browser cannot open a microphone without it. A visible notice explains this when scripts are disabled.
• Audio playback uses the browser's native player, so its accessibility is whatever your browser provides rather than something we control.
• No screen reader testing has been carried out yet. There may be barriers we have not found.

Reporting a problem

If you hit a barrier on this site, please email contact@audio-recorder-voice.com. Describe the page, what you were trying to do, and the assistive technology and browser you were using if that is relevant.

We will acknowledge your report and tell you what we intend to do about it. Accessibility reports are treated as higher priority than feature requests, and we would rather hear about a problem than not.

Enforcement

If you are unsatisfied with our response, you may be able to complain to the accessibility enforcement body in your country. In the EU that route derives from the European Accessibility Act; in the UK from the Equality Act 2010; in the United States from the Americans with Disabilities Act. Which applies depends on where you are and on the nature of the service.

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