Demonstration site by RG Consulting · Sample content only · Not a substitute for professional medical advice · Crisis: 988
If you're in crisis right now: call or text 988 · or open Ground Chat for free anonymous support
Accessibility

Built so everyone can use it.

Mental health support should reach the people who need it most. That includes people who use screen readers, navigate with a keyboard, or need larger text. Here's our approach.

Our standard.

This site is designed to meet WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines — the internationally recognised standard for web accessibility. We test with screen readers, including NVDA on Windows and VoiceOver on macOS and iOS, and with keyboard-only navigation.

Meeting AA compliance is a floor, not a ceiling. Where we can do better — clearer language, more intuitive navigation, more forgiving form interactions — we try to.

What this means in practice.

Here's what accessibility looks like in this site, specifically:

  • Every interactive element has a visible focus state. If you're tabbing through the page, you always know where you are.
  • Every image has alt text that describes its content for screen reader users.
  • Colour contrast meets WCAG AA minimums throughout — body text, link text, buttons, and form labels.
  • Text resizes without breaking layout. You can increase browser font size to 200% and the page remains usable.
  • No auto-playing audio or video. Nothing moves or makes noise unless you activate it.
  • Form fields have visible labels — not just placeholder text, which disappears when you start typing.
  • Error messages are descriptive — they tell you what went wrong and how to fix it, not just that something failed.

Crisis access.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is accessible by phone, text, or chat. If you can't use a digital form or chat window for any reason — technical or physical — you can always reach support directly.

Call or text 988 from any phone. No internet required. No account needed. A trained counsellor answers 24 hours a day.

If you're struggling to use this site for any accessibility-related reason and need to complete an intake or find a care navigator, you can also call us directly at (555) 010-0100. A care navigator can complete the intake with you by phone.

Browser and device support.

We test and support the latest two major versions of the following browsers:

  • Google Chrome (desktop and Android)
  • Mozilla Firefox (desktop)
  • Apple Safari (desktop and iOS)
  • Microsoft Edge (desktop)

The site is responsive and works on screens from mobile phones to large desktop monitors. If something breaks on your device or browser, let us know — that's a bug, not a feature.

Reporting accessibility issues.

If something doesn't work for you — a page element you can't reach by keyboard, a colour combination you can't read, a form interaction that doesn't behave as expected — we want to know.

Email hello@example.com and describe what you were trying to do, what you tried, and what happened instead. We respond within 2 business days and aim to have fixes in place within 10.

You won't be redirected to a general feedback form. Your email goes to a person.

If you're in crisis right now

Call or text 988 — the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Free, confidential, available 24/7.

Ground Chat

● Online · Anonymous · Free

Anonymous · Nothing you share is saved or tracked