Accessibility
Built to be usable by everyone.
Even Now exists for people in the middle of a major life change — including changes that affect how someone sees, moves, hears, or processes the world. Accessibility isn't charity or a checkbox for us. It's part of whether the product works at all, and part of treating every person who arrives here with dignity.
Our commitment
We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) as our design target. We have not completed a formal third-party WCAG audit, so we don't claim a conformance level — but its principles of perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust design guide how this website is built and how we evaluate changes.
Many people come to Even Now after a disability or health change. A companion built for life after change has to account for that from the start — not as an accommodation added later.
What we've built into this website
Concretely, here is how the evennowusa.org website is designed to work:
- Large text and zoom. Text is sized in scalable units and layouts reflow, so browser zoom and larger text settings enlarge content without breaking the page.
- Screen readers. Pages use semantic HTML — real headings in order, landmarks for header, navigation, main content, and footer, labeled forms, and descriptive link text — so screen readers can navigate by structure.
- Keyboard navigation. Every interactive element can be reached and operated by keyboard, with a visible focus outline and a “Skip to content” link at the top of every page.
- Color and contrast. The site uses light text on a dark background with contrast levels chosen for readability, and never uses color as the only way to convey meaning.
- Reduced motion. The site honors your system's “reduce motion” setting — when it's on, decorative animations are minimized.
- Touch targets. Buttons and links are sized generously so they don't demand precision on a phone.
How we design for cognitive ease
Accessibility is more than assistive technology. During a hard season, attention and energy are limited — so we write in plain language, keep steps short and focused, use generous spacing, and avoid cluttered layouts, countdown pressure, and manipulative patterns.
Known limitations
We'd rather be honest about the edges than claim perfection. Current limitations we're aware of:
- No formal audit yet. We have not completed an external WCAG audit, so we don't publish a conformance level. Testing so far has been internal.
- Website has no audio alternative. This website is a reading experience — there is currently no narrated or audio version of its pages.
- Assistive tech coverage. We test with common browsers and assistive settings, but we can't test every screen reader, browser, and device combination. Real-world reports genuinely help.
Report a barrier
If something on this website is hard to read, navigate, or use — with or without assistive technology — please email support@evennowusa.org and tell us what happened and what device or assistive technology you were using.
A real person reads every report. We aim to reply within a couple of business days, and accessibility barriers go to the front of the line: we'll confirm what we found and tell you what we're doing about it.
Frequently Asked Questions
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