Accessibility

What standard do you aim for?

WCAG 2.2, level AA.

That means text contrast of at least 4.5 to 1, a name on every control, landmarks and a heading order a screen reader can follow, and nothing that only works with a mouse. A person meets things no checklist catches, which is why the last section of this page exists.

Can I use the plate without seeing it?

For its numbers, yes. For its shape, not yet.

The plate is drawn on a canvas, and the canvas carries a description in words: the route, its distance and its climb. The same figures are set as text under The Numbers in the studio, where you can read them and change the distance and the time.

Can I order a print with a keyboard or a screen reader?

Yes, from your file to the payment page.

Every control in the studio is a native form control with its own label, and you reach each one with the Tab key. Bring Your Route opens your device's own file picker. Each layout, ground, print and size is a radio button you choose with the arrow keys, and each ground swatch carries its name, so colour is never the only way to tell two apart. Focus shows as a 3-pixel purple outline.

Look Closer opens the plate in a dialog you can work with the keyboard: the arrow keys move around the enlarged plate, and its Close button takes you back. Payment happens on Stripe's own checkout page, which Stripe builds and maintains.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes, with one hand.

Every button, option and menu link is at least 44 pixels tall, so it's easy to hit with a thumb. Text fields are set at 16 pixels, so your phone doesn't zoom in when you start to type.

Does anything move?

No.

Nothing on these pages animates, so there's nothing for your device's reduce-motion setting to switch off. When the studio reads a file or draws your print, a line of text says what it's doing.

Where does it still fall short?

• The shape of the line has no description in words beyond its place and its numbers. A screen reader user hears the figures, not the shape of the route.
• A Digital File you download is an image, so a screen reader can't read the title and numbers printed on it.

How do I tell you something doesn't work?

Write to support@painted.app.

Say which page and what happened, and what you were using if you know it: the browser, a screen reader, a magnifier. If any part of ordering gets in your way, tell us the route and how you'd like the print to look, and we'll work through the order with you by email. Post reaches us at PaintedApp, LLC, 1327 SE Tacoma St #394, Portland, OR 97202, United States.