Our commitment
SofaOps is built so that students, teachers, parents, and administrators with disabilities can use it. We target conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1 at Level AA, and we treat accessibility as a normal part of building the product, not an afterthought.
We have not yet had a formal third-party audit. The statement below is a self-assessment. We will update this page once an independent review is completed.
What we do today
- Semantic HTML throughout (headings, landmarks, lists, buttons, form elements)
- Visible focus indicators on every interactive element
- Keyboard navigation for all teacher, admin, parent, and student workflows
- Color contrast targets: 4.5:1 for body text, 3:1 for large text and interactive UI
- ARIA labels on icon-only buttons and decorative imagery marked aria-hidden
- Form fields with associated labels and inline error messages tied to the field
- Skip links and properly ordered tab sequences on every page
- Time-based interactions (live progress, kinetic background) can be paused or are decorative only
Known gaps
We are open about what we have not finished yet:
- No third-party WCAG audit has been completed. Self-assessment only.
- Some animations do not fully honor the user’s reduced-motion preference. Work in progress.
- Screen reader testing has been informal (VoiceOver on macOS, NVDA on Windows) rather than certified.
- We do not currently provide a separate high-contrast theme. Standard contrast levels meet AA, but a dedicated mode is on our roadmap.
- Some PDFs and attachments uploaded by teachers may not themselves be accessible; we surface them as the teacher provides them.
Browser and device support
- Latest two versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge on desktop
- Latest two versions of Safari on iOS and Chrome on Android
- Compatible with VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS for the primary teacher and parent workflows
Reporting an issue
If you run into something that does not work for you, please email info@fcgok.com. Include the page, the device and assistive technology you were using, and what you were trying to do. We respond within five business days and treat accessibility regressions as a priority class of bug.
ADA and Section 508
School websites and the third-party services they use are subject to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and, for federally funded entities, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. We design SofaOps to support compliance with both. A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is available on request for procurement teams.