Accessibility
We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Health information that some readers cannot use is not doing its job.
What we have built in
- Contrast. Body text and interface elements meet AA contrast ratios in both light and dark themes. Evidence labels and verdict badges — which carry meaning through colour — were checked specifically.
- Colour is never the only signal. Every evidence label and myth-check verdict carries a text label as well as a colour, so the meaning survives colour blindness and greyscale printing.
- Keyboard. All interactive elements are reachable and operable by keyboard, with a visible focus state and a skip-to-content link.
- Structure. One H1 per page, properly nested headings, real landmarks, and tables with header cells — so screen reader navigation works.
- Text sizing. Devanagari is set slightly larger than Latin at the same nominal size, because it needs it for equivalent legibility. Text reflows to 200% zoom without loss.
- Reduced motion. Animation and smooth scrolling are disabled when your system requests reduced motion.
- Images. Descriptive alt text in the language of the page.
- Bandwidth. A strict performance budget, because an inaccessibly slow page is inaccessible.
Known gaps
We would rather list these than claim full conformance:
- Some third-party embeds may not meet the same standard. We avoid them where we can.
- Advertising slots are supplied by external networks and we cannot guarantee their accessibility, though we can and do block categories.
- Hindi screen-reader support varies by platform, and some Devanagari punctuation is announced inconsistently. This is outside our control but we take it into account when writing.
Tell us where it fails
If any part of this site is difficult or impossible to use, please tell us at [email protected]. Say what you were trying to do and what assistive technology you use, and we will fix it and reply.
Last reviewed: 31 July 2026.