Accessibility Statement

At Forwardkind, we believe that our website and public resources should be accessible to everyone, regardless of ability or circumstance. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards.

Measures to support accessibility

Forwardkind takes the following measures to ensure accessibility:

Include accessibility throughout our development process
Review accessibility in pull requests and code reviews
Maintain issues labeled a11y to track accessibility work
Welcome and act on community accessibility feedback and audits

Conformance status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

We acknowledge our website and public resources are partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 level AA. Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to the accessibility standard.

Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website and public resources. Please let us know if you encounter accessibility barriers:

Email: hello@forwardkind.com
GitHub: Open an accessibility issue

We try to respond to accessibility feedback within 5 business days.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of our website and public resources relies on the following technologies:

HTML
WAI-ARIA
CSS
JavaScript

These technologies are used in combination with modern browsers and assistive technologies to provide an accessible experience.

Accessibility features

Our website and public resources include the following accessibility features:

Skip link to bypass navigation and jump to main content
Logical heading hierarchy for screen reader navigation
Landmark regions (<header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>) for assistive technology navigation
Full keyboard navigation for all interactive elements
Arrow key, Home, and End key support for tab components
Escape key closes modals and menus with proper focus management
Color contrast meeting WCAG AA requirements
Dark and light themes with user preference support
Responsive design adapting to different viewport sizes
Visible focus indicators for keyboard navigation
Reduced motion support respecting user preferences
ARIA attributes throughout components
Screen reader labels for interactive elements
Language attributes for proper pronunciation
Semantic HTML for meaningful structure
Form validation with clear error identification and suggestions
Text alternatives for non-text content

This theme includes the Accessible Astro Launcher component from the Accessible Astro Launcher NPM package to accelerate accessible development. For detailed documentation and usage examples, visit the documentation website.

Try the Accessible Astro Launcher component by pressing Cmd + K (Mac) or Ctrl + K (Windows/Linux). The Launcher will open a dialog with a search input and a list of items. The search input is automatically focused when the dialog opens.

Limitations and alternatives

Despite our best efforts to ensure accessibility of our website and public resources, there may be some limitations. Known limitations are tracked in issues labeled a11y on GitHub.

Please contact us if you encounter an issue not listed there.

Assessment approach

Forwardkind assesses accessibility through the following approaches:

Self-evaluation by maintainers
Community accessibility audits
Automated testing with tools like axe, WAVE, and Lighthouse
Manual testing with screen readers (VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS)
Keyboard-only navigation testing

Other resources

We encourage you to continue learning about the importance of accessibility through the following resources:

This statement was created on March 5th, 2026 and last updated on March 6th, 2026 using the W3C Accessibility Statement Generator Tool.