Accessibility statement
SightLine exists to make printed and visual information accessible, so the app and this website are held to the same standard we ask of everyone else.
Our goal
We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA, and level AAA for color contrast wherever we can.
What we've built in
- Every control has a text label, and results are announced to screen readers as they arrive.
- Works with VoiceOver on iOS and TalkBack on Android. An Auto-speak switch stops SightLine talking over your screen reader.
- Black on white, and every text color passes WCAG AA. The selected mode is filled black with a check mark, not shown by color alone.
- Every control is at least 44 points, and Capture is always on screen.
- Haptic feedback and spoken status (“Looking…”) so you know what's happening without looking.
- Text follows your phone's text size setting (Dynamic Type), and Reduce Motion is respected.
- This website uses Atkinson Hyperlegible, a typeface designed by the Braille Institute for low-vision readers, keeps pinch zoom on, and pauses its animations under reduced motion.
Known limitations
- In the web version, vibration isn't available in Safari on iPhone. The iPhone app uses haptics instead.
- Voice commands depend on your browser's speech recognition. Where it isn't supported, every feature still works with buttons and a text box.
- SightLine needs an internet connection to describe a photo.
How we test
Automated checks with axe-core, plus manual testing with VoiceOver and TalkBack.
Tell us what isn't working
If anything in SightLine or on this site gets in your way, we want to hear about it. Open an issue on GitHub.