Accessibility Conformance Summary (WCAG 2.1 Level AA)

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Specify 7 substantially conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA for its supported web interfaces. We employ semantic HTML, ARIA best practices, and ongoing automated and manual testing to preserve accessibility.

Implemented controls:

Perceivable

• 1.3.1 Info and Relationships
  • Native HTML inputs and proper semantics in forms and widgets:
    • Use native HTML input elements (#974)
    • Explicitly specify the scope attribute for table headers (#978)
    • Use table layouts for tabular data (#990)
    • Improve form accessibility (#979)
• 1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose
  • Autocomplete and spellcheck attributes on inputs:
    • Use appropriate “autocomplete” and “spellcheck” attributes (#964)
• 1.4.4 Resize Text
  • User-configurable font size, family, background, and color theme:
    • Allow customizing font-size, font-family, field background and color theme (#1062)
• Language of Page
  • Language set on the HTML element:
    • Add appropriate lang attribute to depending on system language (#995)

Operable

• 2.1.1 Keyboard / 2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap
  • Reliable focus management in dialogs, forms, and complex widgets:
    • Focus is lost when clicking the “Add” button on forms (#983)
    • Focus is lost on form dialog “Save” click (#984)
    • Test nested dialogs for accessibility compliance (#2619)
    • Improve Tree Viewer’s accessibility (#980)
    • Improve Query Builder’s accessibility (#981)
    • Opening forms should highlight first field for data entry (#1543)
• 2.4.3 Focus Order
  • Initial focus set to the first actionable field:
    • Opening forms should highlight first field for data entry (#1543)
• 2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context)
  • Links provide accessible names (visible text or appropriate ARIA):
    • All links must have text/aria-label/title (#988)
    • Use aria-label alongside titles (#960)
• 2.4.7 Focus Visible
  • Disabled/inactive states avoid ambiguous focus:
    • Inactive form buttons should be disabled (#993)
• 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus
  • Tooltips for collapsed navigation improve on focus/hover:
    • side-menu: Better tooltips on collapsed navigation items (#2838)

Understandable

• 3.3.1 Error Identification / 3.3.2 Labels or Instructions
  • Reliance on native validators and label clarity:
    • Rely on native input fields’ validator (#992)
    • Labels not associated with any field rendered as text (#1796)
• 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation
  • Mark current page in the navbar:
    • Mark current page in the navbar (#961)
• 3.2.4 Consistent Identification
  • Use buttons vs. links appropriately:
    • Use buttons and links appropriately (#975)

Robust

• 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value
  • Correct roles, accessible names, and state updates:
    • Use buttons and links appropriately (#975)
    • All links must have text/aria-label/title (#988)
    • Use aria-label alongside titles (#960)
• Continuous Testing
  • Automated and manual auditing:
    • Evaluate “Accessibility Insights” checker (#2616)
    • Evaluate ARC Toolkit for accessibility checking (#2615)

Scope and methods

• Scope: This statement covers the Specify 7 web UI. Accessibility of customer-authored content (e.g., custom forms or third‑party embeds) depends on configuration and may be outside our control.
• Methods: Automated audits (Accessibility Insights, ARC Toolkit) and targeted manual testing (keyboard-only and screen reader) for dialogs, forms, navigation, tabular data, and composite widgets.

Status

Most identified accessibility issues in core workflows have been resolved; we continuously monitor and improve complex controls to maintain conformance and prevent regressions.

References and tracking

• Issues on GitHub related to WCAG are labeled “4 - Accessibility,” see Search results (sorted by updated desc)
• Representative links (also cited above):
  • Forms and focus: #979, #983, #984, #1543
  • Navigation and labeling: #2838, #961, #988, #960
  • Tables and data structure: #978, #990
  • Input semantics and validation: #974, #992, #964
  • Complex components: #980, #981
  • Testing process: #2615, #2616