Accessibility
This site was built to be usable with a keyboard, a screen reader and at high zoom. Here is what was actually done and tested, and what is not finished.
Built in, not bolted on
The target is WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Accessibility here is a property of the markup rather than a layer added on top of it.
There is no accessibility overlay on this site, and that is deliberate. Overlay widgets — the ones offering a floating accessibility button — do not fix an inaccessible site, frequently interfere with the assistive technology someone is already using, and have been the subject of complaints from disabled users and of litigation. The previous version of this site carried one. It has not been carried over.
We do not claim to be "ADA compliant". Nobody can honestly certify that with a badge. What we can tell you is what was built, what was tested and what is still imperfect, which is below.
Specifics, not assurances
- Keyboard. Every interactive control is reachable and operable by keyboard, in a sensible order, with a visible focus outline. There is a skip link to the main content.
- Structure. Semantic landmarks, one H1 per page and heading levels that descend without skipping, so a screen reader's outline matches what is on screen.
- Forms. Every field has a real label. Errors are announced, described in words, and never signalled by colour alone.
- The service-status panel on the request form is a polite live region, so a change is announced without stealing focus, and it carries a marker and a written status as well as a colour.
- Colour. Text contrast is measured, not eyeballed. Several colours in the palette were darkened during the build because they measured below 4.5:1.
- Information is never colour-only. Report severity carries a written label as well as a colour, which is also why it survives printing.
- Zoom and reflow. The layout reflows to a single column and holds at 400% zoom without horizontal scrolling.
- Motion. Reveal animations respect
prefers-reduced-motion, and — importantly — content is visible without JavaScript. Nothing is hidden waiting for a script to succeed. - Images. Meaningful images carry alt text written by whoever chose them; decorative ones are hidden from assistive technology.
- Weight. No webfonts, no frameworks, no third-party scripts — which matters on a slow connection or an old device more than most accessibility features do.
What we have not done
Testing so far has been by inspection and measurement — keyboard traversal, contrast ratios, heading order, reflow at fixed widths, and automated checks — rather than by testing with disabled users or a full manual screen-reader pass on every page. That is a real limitation and we would rather say so than imply otherwise.
The sample report and the calculators are the most complex things here and are where a problem is most likely to be hiding.
PDFs and any document we send you are not covered by this statement. If you need a report in a different format, ask.
Tell us and we will fix it
If any part of this site is difficult or impossible for you to use, please tell us what page it was and what happened. It is treated as a defect, not a feature request.
And if the website is in the way, skip it — call (951) 900-4999 or email hello@solariq360.com and we will take the request over the phone. Nothing on this site is the only route to us.