Accessibility Statement
Our commitment to making health education accessible to everyone
Introduction
This accessibility statement applies to aayushmanvidhyasociety.org, including all language versions (English, Hindi, and Sanskrit). Aayushman Vidhya Society is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people of all abilities. We believe that everyone — regardless of disability, assistive technology, or device — should have equal access to the health education resources we provide.
Accessibility is not a feature we add afterwards. It is a core value woven into our design, development, and content creation processes from the start. Our mission of providing health education to underserved communities requires that our digital presence is as inclusive as our outreach.
Conformance Status
Our website is designed to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA. These guidelines, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), explain how to make web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.
Partially conformant means that some parts of the content do not fully conform to WCAG 2.2 Level AA. We are actively working towards full conformance and have documented known gaps below with our remediation plan.
WCAG 2.2 AA Success Criteria
The following WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criteria have been implemented and verified across our website:
All images include descriptive alt text. Decorative images use empty alt="" or aria-hidden="true". Icon components include accessible labels.
Semantic HTML5 elements (<nav>, <main>, <article>, <aside>) and ARIA landmarks structure all pages. Tables use proper <th> and scope attributes.
Text and interactive elements meet the 4.5:1 contrast ratio requirement. Tested with our built-in ColorContrast development utility. Large text (18px+ bold or 24px+ regular) meets 3:1.
Content remains readable and functional when text is resized up to 200% without loss of content or functionality. All layouts use relative units (rem, em, %).
All interactive elements — navigation menus, dropdowns, carousels, forms, and links — are fully operable via keyboard. No keyboard traps exist in the main navigation flow.
A "Skip to main content" link appears as the first focusable element on every page, allowing keyboard users to bypass repetitive navigation.
All focusable elements display a visible focus indicator. Custom focus styles with sufficient contrast are applied to buttons, links, and form controls.
Dynamic components (carousels, accordions, dropdowns) use appropriate ARIA attributes (aria-expanded, aria-controls, aria-live, role) to communicate state to assistive technologies.
Accessibility Features Implemented
Beyond WCAG criteria, we have implemented the following accessibility-specific features across our website:
Motion and Animation
prefers-reduced-motionrespected: All CSS animations and transitions across 19 components honour the user's system-level reduced motion preference. When enabled, animations are either disabled or replaced with non-motion alternatives.- No auto-playing media: No video or audio content plays automatically on any page.
Screen Reader Support
aria-liveregions: Dynamic content updates — carousel slide changes, toast notifications, clipboard copy confirmations — are announced to screen readers viaaria-live="polite"oraria-live="assertive"regions.- Proper
langattribute: The<html>element'slangattribute is set correctly per locale (en,hi,sa), ensuring screen readers use the appropriate language voice. - Heading hierarchy: Every page uses a single
<h1>with properly nested heading levels (h2→h3→h4) — no skipped levels.
Navigation
- Skip-to-main-content link: Present as the first focusable element on every page.
- Keyboard-navigable dropdown menus: The main navigation menu's dropdown items can be accessed and operated entirely via keyboard (Arrow keys, Enter, Escape).
- Logical tab order: The DOM order matches the visual layout, ensuring tab order is predictable and intuitive.
Multilingual Accessibility
- Three languages: All core content is available in English, Hindi (हिन्दी), and Sanskrit (संस्कृतम्), with appropriate
langattributes set per-page and per-element where language differs from the page default. - Unicode and Devanagari support: Full Unicode support ensures correct rendering of Devanagari script across all browsers and assistive technologies.
Visual Design
- Dark mode: A user-togglable dark/light mode switch persists across sessions, with all content maintaining sufficient contrast in both modes.
- Responsive design: All pages are tested and functional across viewport widths from 320px to 2560px.
- No CAPTCHA: We do not use CAPTCHA challenges. Bot prevention is handled server-side via Cloudflare, ensuring no accessibility barriers at the point of interaction.
Known Issues & Areas for Improvement
We are transparent about accessibility gaps we have identified. The following issues are documented and included in our remediation plan:
| Issue | Impact | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Photo carousel arrow buttons may overlap content on screens narrower than 375px | Visual overlap on very small mobile devices; buttons remain functional | Scheduled for Q2 2026 |
| FAQ accordion icon does not animate rotation on open/close | Minor visual feedback missing; accordion is still fully keyboard-operable | Scheduled for Q2 2026 |
| Some Library sidebar items may trap keyboard focus when using certain screen readers | Keyboard navigation may require Tab twice to escape sidebar in some browser/screen reader combinations | Under investigation |
| Colour contrast ratios for light-mode muted/secondary text need verification | Some helper text may fall below 4.5:1 ratio in light mode | Scheduled for Q2 2026 |
| Some interactive elements may not display sufficient focus indicators on all browsers | Custom focus rings may not render consistently across Safari, Firefox, and Chrome | Scheduled for Q2 2026 |
Improvement Plan
We are actively working to improve the accessibility of our website through regular reviews and updates. Our planned improvements focus on:
- Enhanced keyboard navigation for carousels: Repositioning arrow buttons and adding keyboard shortcuts for slide navigation
- Improved screen reader announcements for dynamic content: Adding more comprehensive
aria-liveannouncements for content that changes without page reload - Colour contrast refinements for secondary text: Auditing and adjusting all muted/helper text colours to meet 4.5:1 minimum contrast ratio in both light and dark modes
- Focus indicator consistency: Standardising focus ring styles across all browsers using CSS
:focus-visiblewith appropriate fallbacks - Library sidebar keyboard trap resolution: Ensuring smooth keyboard navigation through the Library documentation sidebar
These improvements are scheduled to be completed by Q2 2026 (June 2026).
Testing Methodology
Our website has been tested using the following methods:
- Automated scanning: Lighthouse accessibility audits, axe-core automated checks
- Manual testing: Keyboard-only navigation testing across all pages, screen reader testing (NVDA, VoiceOver)
- Contrast analysis: Built-in
ColorContrastutility for development-time contrast verification - Browser testing: Tested on Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge; Android Chrome and iOS Safari
- Responsive testing: Validated across viewport widths from 320px to 2560px
We welcome recommendations for additional testing tools or methodologies that could help us identify and address accessibility barriers.
Assistive Technology Compatibility
This website is designed to be compatible with the following assistive technologies:
- Screen readers (NVDA on Windows, VoiceOver on macOS/iOS, TalkBack on Android)
- Screen magnification software
- Speech recognition software
- Keyboard-only navigation
- Switch access devices
The website is built using standard HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, which are designed to work with all modern assistive technologies. We use the Accessible Astro component library as a foundation, which provides pre-built accessible components for common UI patterns.
Feedback Process
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of our website. If you encounter any barriers or have suggestions for improvement, please help us by providing the following information:
- URL: The web address of the page where you experienced the issue
- Description: A clear description of the problem you encountered
- Assistive technology: The browser and assistive technology you were using (if applicable)
- Contact details: Your name and email address (optional, but helpful for follow-up)
Report an Accessibility Issue
| admin@aayushmanvidhyasociety.org | |
| Subject Line | "Accessibility Issue — [Page URL or Description]" |
| Contact Form | Contact Us page |
We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within 3 business days and provide a resolution or workaround within 14 business days.
Legal Basis
This accessibility statement is guided by the following frameworks and regulations:
- WCAG 2.2 Level AA: The international standard for web accessibility, published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
- Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (India): Mandates equal access to ICT and digital content for persons with disabilities
- Guidelines for Indian Government Websites (GIGW): While AVS is not a government entity, we adopt these guidelines as best practice for Indian web accessibility
Publication Information
| Statement Prepared | 25 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Last Updated | 25 February 2026 |
| Website Last Tested | 25 February 2026 |
| Testing Standard | WCAG 2.2 Level AA |
| Testing Method | Internal review (automated + manual) |
Aayushman Vidhya Society
Plot No. B-16, Siddha Aangan Villa,
Bagru Khurd, Ajmer Road,
Jaipur, Rajasthan 302026, India