Accessibility statement

Last reviewed: September 27, 2026

We want everyone to be able to use the Wrist Apps page, including people who use a keyboard, a screen reader, or other assistive technology. This statement says which standard we aim for, what we tested, which problems we already know about, and how to tell us about one we missed.

1. Our target

We aim for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA.

2. What this covers

This statement covers the Wrist Apps page at wrist.vortex.llc and this statement page.

It does not cover the watch apps themselves (Out Loud and Say), or the other Vortex sites the page links to.

3. Where we stand

Partially conformant. The page does not meet WCAG 2.2 AA in full today. Section 5 lists every gap we know about, with our own measurements.

4. What we tested

On September 27, 2026 we checked the page in these ways:

• An automated check with axe-core 4.11, using its WCAG 2.2 A and AA rules, on every screen of the watch (Home, Out Loud, Say, Privacy and Legal), on the idle clock, and on this page, at four screen sizes. It reported no failures.
• A hand check of colour contrast. The automated check could not measure most text on the watch, because the watch background is a gradient under a fine line texture. We measured each text colour by hand against the lightest background it can sit on, and the controls and graphics named in section 5 against the backgrounds next to them. It all passes.
• A keyboard-only walk in Chrome: the skip link, moving into each screen, and going back.
• The reduced-motion setting. When your device asks for less motion, the page stops its animations and changes screens without sliding.
• JavaScript turned off. The watch is drawn by JavaScript, so without it the page shows a plain text version with the same headline, apps and legal links.

5. Known gaps

On September 27, 2026 we fixed the six colour pairs this section used to list: the hint line under the watch, the "Wrist Apps" label on the idle clock, the bottom button while a mouse pointer is over it, the inactive screenshot dots, the outline of the crown button, and the track of the scroll bar. Each now meets the WCAG 2.2 AA minimum (4.5:1 for text, 3:1 for controls and the graphics that show their state) against the backgrounds the design puts behind it, by our own measurement.

Gaps we still know about:

• Lines of text fade and shrink as they scroll toward the top or bottom edge of the round screen. While faded, they are below the contrast minimum. Scroll them toward the middle to read them at full contrast. When your device asks for less motion, they fade but do not shrink.
• The page has not been tested with a screen reader, so we cannot yet say how well the screen changes are announced.

6. Using the page with a keyboard

• The first press of Tab shows a "Skip to the watch" link. It moves you straight to the heading of the screen on the watch.
• Tab and Shift+Tab move between links and buttons. Enter opens one. The watch scrolls the one you reach to the middle of its screen, clear of the button at the bottom.
• When a new screen opens, focus moves to its heading. Escape or Backspace goes back, and focus returns to the button you used to open that screen.
• The Up and Down arrow keys scroll the watch screen.
• The crown button beside the watch and the arrow on the left edge of the screen also go back. On a touch screen, you can also swipe right.
• After 30 seconds without input, the watch shows an idle clock. Any key, tap or pointer movement brings the page back. Nothing you did is lost.

7. Tell us about a problem

If something on this page gets in your way, tell us through our contact form. Say what you were trying to do and where it stopped you. You do not need to know which guideline applies.

8. Keeping this current

We update this statement when the page changes, and we move each gap out of section 5 once it is fixed.