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Accessibility statement
We want Umbra to be usable by everyone, including people who rely on keyboards, screen readers, magnification, or reduced motion. This page states honestly what we have built and what we are still fixing.
Our target
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at level AA across the site. Umbra is an experimental alpha and the site is still evolving, so we treat this as an ongoing commitment rather than a finished certification.
What is implemented today
- Skip links. A "Skip to content" link is the first focusable element and jumps straight to the main content, past the navigation.
- Visible focus. Interactive elements show a clear focus ring on keyboard focus, so you can always see where you are.
- Reduced-motion support. We honor the
prefers-reduced-motionsetting and disable non-essential animation and hover motion when it is on. - Semantic landmarks. Pages use real
nav,main, andfooterregions and a logical heading order, so assistive technology can navigate by structure. - Dark and light themes. A theme toggle switches between dark and light color schemes, and colors are chosen to keep body text readable in both.
- Keyboard-operable menus. The navigation menu can be opened and closed from the keyboard, exposes its expanded state, and closes on Escape.
Known gaps we are still auditing
We would rather tell you what is not done than pretend everything is perfect. The following are still being audited and improved:
- Some data tables and dense catalog views have not been fully audited for screen-reader labeling and reading order.
- Several JavaScript-driven console widgets (for example the hosting picker, live figures, and popovers) are still being reviewed for full keyboard and screen-reader parity.
- We have not yet completed a full third-party audit or published detailed conformance results, so gaps we are not yet aware of may remain.
Tell us where we fall short
If you hit an accessibility barrier anywhere on Umbra, please tell us what page you were on, what you were trying to do, and what assistive technology you use. That report goes to the top of our list.