Accessibility

OpenJurist is committed to making federal legal research usable by everyone. We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.

What we do

• Semantic HTML, labelled controls, and proper heading structure so the site works with screen readers.
• Full keyboard operability with a visible focus indicator.
• We honour your operating system's reduced motion setting.
• A preferences panel (in the footer) with real, honest controls — text size, high contrast, a readable font, and a reduced-motion toggle. These save in your browser. We deliberately do not use a third-party "accessibility overlay"; those are widely found to interfere with users' own assistive technology.

Known limitations

This site is an active rebuild. Some areas — bulk data tables, older scanned material, and admin tools — are not yet fully audited. We are working through these.

Reporting a problem

If you encounter a barrier, please tell us — we treat accessibility issues as priority bugs and will work with you on an accessible alternative in the meantime. Email accessibility@openjurist.org and describe the page and the problem.

This statement was last reviewed May 2026.