Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

Effective April 30, 2026

Our commitment

The Quiet Arrival is built for people navigating burnout, sensory overload, chronic fatigue, and other invisible disabilities. Accessibility is mission-aligned, not optional. We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA conformance across the site and continually improve toward WCAG 2.2.

What we've done

• Skip-to-content links on every page
• Visible keyboard focus indicators (WCAG 2.4.7)
• Color contrast meeting AA minimum 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for graphical elements
• Semantic landmarks (header, nav, main, footer) for screen-reader navigation
• Descriptive alt text on meaningful imagery; empty alts on decorative imagery
• prefers-reduced-motion honored — animations disabled if your system requests
• Native HTML form labels, error identification, and accessible form validation
• No autoplay video, no flashing content, no auto-redirecting forms

Known limitations

• Some product preview spread images open enlarged in a new tab; we are working to improve their accessible names.
• Substack-embedded forms on the journal pages may not always meet our internal contrast and labelling standards. We are gradually replacing them with native forms.

Tested with

Manual keyboard navigation, VoiceOver (macOS / iOS), Lighthouse, axe-core, and at 200% browser zoom across desktop and mobile breakpoints.

Need help, or found a barrier?

If anything on this site is hard to use with assistive technology or any disability, please email hello@thequietarrival.com with the page URL and a brief description. We will respond within two business days and treat the report as a priority.

Standards

Target standard: WCAG 2.1 Level AA, with WCAG 2.2 enhancements where feasible. Legal scope: ADA Title III, California Unruh Civil Rights Act, and Section 508 where applicable.