Accessibility Statement

Our commitment

Spoons is built for people living with chronic illness. We know that disability, fatigue, and cognitive difficulties are part of our community's daily reality — not edge cases. Accessibility is not a feature, it's a foundation.

We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards across the platform.

Low-spoon mode

When you check in with 3 or fewer spoons, Spoons automatically switches to low-spoon mode:

• Larger base font size for easier reading
• Simplified navigation showing only essential pages
• Reduced visual complexity

You can update your spoon count at any time from the navigation bar.

What we've built in

• All interactive elements have a minimum touch target of 44×44px
• Visible focus indicators on all keyboard-navigable elements
• Semantic HTML with appropriate heading hierarchy
• ARIA labels on icon-only buttons
• Colour contrast ratios meeting WCAG AA minimum (4.5:1 for body text)
• Spoon selector uses a radiogroup with keyboard navigation
• Forms include visible labels and error messages
• No content flashes or auto-playing media

Known limitations

We're a small project and accessibility is an ongoing process. Known current limitations:

• Some AI-generated content may not always be structured optimally for screen readers
• Emoji used in space icons may be verbose with screen readers — we're working on better alt text handling

Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier, please tell us. We take these reports seriously and will prioritise fixes.

Email: hello@spoons.world

We aim to respond within 5 working days.

Technical information

Spoons is built with Next.js and tested with keyboard navigation and VoiceOver (macOS). We test on Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.