Accessibility

Our commitment

We want everyone to be able to read Science Featured, including people who use screen readers, keyboard navigation, screen magnification or other assistive technology. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.

What we do

• Images and figures in our features have text descriptions that screen readers read aloud.
• Every page can be used with a keyboard, with a visible focus outline and a link to skip to the main content.
• Text can be enlarged without losing content, and pages adapt to small screens.
• Text and links have sufficient colour contrast, and links within text are underlined.
• Pages have a clear heading structure and labelled navigation regions.
• Animations are reduced for readers who ask their device for less motion.
• Form fields are labelled, and form errors are announced to screen readers.

How we check

We test the site with automated accessibility tools and fix what they find. We repeat these checks after design changes and at least twice a year. Automated tests cannot find every problem, so we also welcome reports from readers.

Known limitations

• Some features include videos hosted on YouTube. Their captions come from YouTube or from whoever published the video, and we cannot guarantee them.
• Card and PayPal payments are completed on pages run by Stripe and PayPal, which are responsible for the accessibility of those pages.
• Invoices and quotes are sent as PDF files that may not work well with screen readers. We can provide the same information in another format on request.
• Some figures reproduced from research papers contain detailed data. Their text descriptions summarise what the figure shows rather than every value.

Feedback and other formats

If something on the site is difficult to use, or you would like a feature in another format, write to us at admin [at] sciencefeatured.com. A person reads every message, usually within one working day.

This statement was last reviewed in October 2026.