Accessibility statement

Last updated: May 2026.

Aclamos is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

In-app preferences toggle

Look for the accessibility icon (♿) in the bottom-right corner of every page. It opens a panel where you can turn on:

High-contrast mode (≥7:1 text contrast)
Reduced motion / paused auto-animations (helps with vestibular conditions)
Larger text (125%) without breaking layouts
Dyslexia-friendly font (Atkinson Hyperlegible / Lexend / Verdana)
Always-underlined links (helps color-blind users)
Always-visible focus rings (helps keyboard users)
Verbose screen-reader hints (extra context labels)

Your choices are saved to this browser and, when you sign in, mirrored to your account so they follow you across devices. We also automatically respect your operating-system level prefers-reduced-motion and prefers-contrast signals when you haven't explicitly chosen otherwise.

Conformance status

The Aclamos awards platform and the Ballotis voting platform are working toward Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. We have not yet completed a third-party conformance audit and will not claim certified AA conformance until that audit report is in hand. WCAG 2.1 defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Today we self-test against the following:

Perceivable: text alternatives, captions, sufficient color contrast (4.5:1 for body, 3:1 for large), responsive layouts, reflow.
Operable: full keyboard support, no keyboard traps, skip-links, focus order matches reading order, large enough touch targets (≥44 px).
Understandable: language declared, predictable navigation, error identification with suggestions.
Robust: valid HTML, ARIA used per WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices.

Standards we align with

U.S. Section 508 (Revised, 2018) — Federal procurement standard.
European Accessibility Act (EAA, Directive (EU) 2019/882) — applies from 28 June 2025.
EN 301 549 v3.2.1 — EU public-sector + EAA technical standard.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) — WCAG 2.0 AA conformance for Ontario.
Australian DDA + DTA Digital Service Standard.

Voting accessibility (Ballotis)

Voting is held to a higher bar because elections must be open to every voter:

Voice-ballot mode (read aloud + take selections by voice) on Elections-tier ballots.
Telephone / IVR fallback for voters without internet access on Elections-tier ballots.
Plain-language mode that auto-rewrites the ballot copy to grade-6 reading level on request.
Right-to-left support for Arabic, Hebrew, Persian; 32 UI languages.
High-contrast and large-text modes (200% without breaking layout).

Known limitations

Some video content from past ceremonies may lack captions; we are progressively adding them. Some third-party iframes (Stripe Checkout, Cloudflare Turnstile) follow their own provider's accessibility statements. Brand-customized voter UIs depend on the producer choosing accessible colors — Aclamos warns producers when their picked palette fails contrast.

Compatibility

Latest two versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari (desktop + iOS).
Tested with NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver (macOS + iOS), TalkBack (Android).
Mobile responsive from 320 px wide.

Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please email accessibility@aclamos.app with the page URL and a description. We aim to acknowledge within 2 business days and resolve within 30 days, or sooner where required by law.

Enforcement

EU customers may also contact the relevant national enforcement body under the EAA. UK customers may contact the Equality Advisory Service. U.S. customers may contact the U.S. Access Board.

Independent audit

Our most recent VPAT/ACR (Voluntary Product Accessibility Template / Accessibility Conformance Report) is available on request to accessibility@aclamos.app.