Accessibility Statement

Pocket Lantern is built so that everyone — including people who use screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, voice control, magnifiers, or high-contrast displays — can read a memorial. This matters especially to us: mourners span every age and ability, and a memorial should be reachable by all of them. We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA.

• Semantic HTML — every page uses headings, landmarks, and labels that screen readers and assistive tech can navigate.
• Keyboard navigation — every interactive element is reachable and operable with a keyboard alone.
• Focus indicators — visible focus rings on all interactive elements (color and outline-based).
• Color contrast — body text and UI controls meet WCAG AA contrast ratios, with stricter AAA where practical.
• Touch targets — primary controls are at least 44×44 pixels.
• ARIA roles and live regions — used where necessary for toggles, dialogs, and status messages.
• No keyboard traps — modals can be dismissed with Escape; focus is returned to the trigger element.
• Reduced motion — animations respect the user's prefers-reduced-motion setting.

• Continuous improvements to the public memorial renderers — we aim for AAA contrast in all five style templates.
• Improved screen reader announcements for live preview updates in the editor.
• Periodic third-party accessibility audits.

Pocket Lantern provides the rendering and infrastructure. The content you publish — names, the obituary, the order of service — is your responsibility. We encourage you to:

• Write clear text that reads well without color cues.
• Add descriptive alternative text when you upload a portrait.
• Test a published memorial in a screen reader before printing the QR.
• Keep the printed program self-sufficient (the QR is an addition, not the only way to follow the service), so guests who cannot scan are never excluded.

• The Elegant style template uses lower contrast for decorative italic descriptions; we are working on a high-contrast variant.
• QR code preview canvases do not have screen-reader-accessible text; we are evaluating SVG output.

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on Pocket Lantern, please tell us. We treat accessibility issues as bugs and prioritize them.

Email accessibility@pocketlantern.org. We respond within 5 business days and will work with you to find an equivalent way to access the content while we fix the issue.

Nothing in this statement creates a warranty or contractual obligation beyond our reasonable best efforts. Pocket Lantern is committed to accessibility as a matter of values and good practice, not as a guarantee of conformance with any specific law in all circumstances. Where a specific accessibility regulation applies to your business (such as the ADA in the United States), you remain responsible for ensuring your published memorial content meets those requirements.