Accessibility, in plain English.

Last updated: May 2026

Thawnest exists for moments when your brain is overloaded. That makes accessibility a core feature, not a checkbox. Here's where we are and where we still have work to do.

Our commitment

We target WCAG 2.1 AA across the app and the marketing site. This is ongoing work — we audit screens as we ship them and fix issues as we find them.

What works today

Full keyboard navigation, including focus-visible outlines on all interactive elements.
Screen reader support via semantic HTML and ARIA labels on icon-only buttons.
Reduced motion respected — all animations honor prefers-reduced-motion.
Tap targets meet or exceed 44×44px on mobile.
Color contrast meets WCAG AA across the cream and ink palette.
Font scaling supported up to 200% via the browser's default zoom.
English-language primary; lang="en" set at the document root.
iOS Safari hardened: no input-zoom on focus, safe-area insets respected, transparent tap highlight, PWA installable.

Listen feature

Rescue cards include an opt-in Listen control that narrates the content using your browser's native Web Speech API. There is no auto-play — you tap to start. It works offline once the rescue is loaded and uses whichever voices your operating system already has installed.

Known limitations

No bundled offline screen-reader mode beyond what your operating system provides.
Some body-double video controls inherit our video provider's (Daily.co) accessibility patterns, which we don't fully control.
We have not yet completed per-screen accessibility audits across every route — this is in progress.
Listen is browser-dependent; voice quality varies by OS and installed languages.

Report an accessibility issue

If something is broken, awkward, or just hard to use, email hi@thawnest.com. We respond within 5 business days and treat accessibility bugs the same as crashes — high priority.