Accessibility

What is in place

• Every page works in English and Hindi, and the page declares its language so a screen reader pronounces it correctly.
• Everything can be reached and operated with a keyboard alone, and whatever has focus is visibly outlined.
• A “Skip to content” link is the first thing a keyboard or screen reader reaches on every page.
• Every button, link and form control is at least 44 pixels tall, so it can be hit without fine motor control.
• Every colour pair used for text is checked against the AA contrast ratio automatically, and a change that falls below it fails the build.
• Nothing is explained by colour alone: a status is a word, a chart has its numbers written beside it, and the district map has a table view.
• Forms name their fields, mark what is required and say what went wrong in words, next to the field.
• The report form needs only a district from a list; dropping a pin on the map is optional and adds precision.

What is not done yet

We would rather tell you these ourselves than have you find them.

• Akhra has not been audited by an independent agency, and holds no STQC Certified Quality Website certificate. Everything above is our own assessment.
• It has not been tested end to end with NVDA, JAWS or TalkBack by people who use them daily.
• The map used to drop a pin on a report needs a pointer or touch. The district list beside it is the accessible route, and it is the field that is actually required.
• Files people upload to a report, such as photos or scanned letters, have no text description, so a screen reader cannot say what they show.