ARISE · Accessibility
Accessibility, specifically.
A movement open to every Indian aged eighteen and above cannot have a website that shuts people out. This page says what has actually been built, what we know is not yet good enough, and how to tell us about a barrier.
Built in, not bolted on.
We aim at WCAG 2.1 level AA. These are the specific things this site does, rather than a general promise about caring.
Semantic headings, in order
One h1 per page, and headings that descend without skipping levels — so a screen reader’s heading list is a usable table of contents for the page. Landmarks mark the header, the primary navigation, the main content and the footer.
A skip link on every page
The first thing the keyboard reaches is Skip to content, which jumps past the ecosystem bar and the navigation straight to the main region.
Keyboard-operable navigation and disclosures
The menu, the drop-downs, every disclosure and every form control are reachable and operable from the keyboard alone, in a sensible order. The mobile menu button carries its state, so it is announced as expanded or collapsed.
Visible focus
Focus is never removed and never made invisible. Whatever the keyboard is on is outlined clearly enough to find at a glance on both the light and the dark sections.
Contrast targets, and type that scales
Body text is set against its background to meet the AA contrast ratio, including on the dark ink and warm sand bands. Type is set in relative units, so browser text zoom enlarges the page rather than breaking it.
Reduced motion respected
The gentle fade-in as sections come into view is decorative. If your system asks for reduced motion, the animation does not run and the content is simply there.
The disclosures on this site are native <details> elements. That is a deliberate accessibility decision, not a stylistic one. It means the expandable text is real content in the document: assistive technology can reach it whether or not it is open, browser find-in-page can search it, and it prints. Nothing important on this site is hidden behind JavaScript that has to run first.
The smaller decisions, listed
Images. Every meaningful image carries alternative text describing what it shows. Decorative marks are hidden from assistive technology rather than described pointlessly. Width and height are set, so the page does not jump as images arrive.
Links. Link text says where it goes. There is no bare “click here” and no bare “read more” — a disclosure always names what expands. Links that open a new tab say so in their markup.
Forms. Every field has a real label tied to its input, so tapping the label focuses the field and a screen reader announces it. Required fields are marked as required to the browser, and errors are shown in text next to the field, not by colour alone.
Colour. No instruction on this site depends on colour alone. Emphasis is carried by weight and wording as well.
Language and reading. The page language is declared. We write short sentences in plain Indian English, and where a term is technical the page defines it in the same breath.
Without JavaScript. If scripts fail, the site still reads: sections appear, disclosures open, links work and forms submit.
What we know is not there yet.
This is an honest list rather than a claim of full conformance. We would rather name the gaps than let you discover them.
No independent audit has been done
Testing so far has been our own — keyboard-only passes, screen reader spot checks, contrast checks and zoom to 200 per cent. That is not the same as a formal third-party accessibility audit, and we do not claim one.
Some tables are wide
A few reference tables on the governance and privacy pages scroll sideways on a small screen. They are marked up as real tables with proper headers, but the sideways scroll is awkward on a phone.
Long reference pages remain long
The disclosures keep these pages short on first read, but a person using a screen reader on a fully expanded reference page still has a great deal to move through.
The site is in English only
A Kannada edition is being prepared and will be published once its language has been settled by a native reader rather than approximated. There is no Hindi or other Indian-language edition yet. Prescribed forms and consents are translated and issued centrally, never improvised. For a movement that means to work across the country, one language is a beginning and not an answer.
Documents are not yet published
The public editions of the movement’s documents are being re-issued. When they are published we intend them to be tagged and readable to a screen reader, not scanned pictures of pages. What is coming
How this site is tested, and what we do when a barrier is reported
Before a page ships: a keyboard-only pass from the skip link to the last field of the last form · a screen reader pass over the heading order and the form labels · a contrast check on every band, light and dark · text zoom to 200 per cent · and a check that the page still reads with scripts disabled.
When a barrier is reported: we reply to say we have it, we fix it in the next build rather than the next redesign, and we write back to the person who told us to say it is done. If a fix will take longer than that, we say how long and what to do meanwhile.
An independent audit is on the list. When one has been done, this page will say who did it and when — and will keep saying so honestly if the findings are not all closed.
If something here defeats you, that is a defect.
Not a preference, not a nice-to-have. Tell us and we will fix it, and we will tell you when it is fixed.
What helps us most
The page you were on · what you were trying to do · what happened instead · and, if you know it, the browser, device and any assistive technology you were using. If you do not know any of that, write anyway — a sentence is enough.
How to reach us
Use the general enquiry form on the contact page and say it is an accessibility barrier. Or write to the registered office: Rebuild India Foundation, Noble International School, Marenahalli Bande Road, Marenahalli, Jala Hobli, Bangalore – 562149.
If the website is what is standing between you and taking part, do not let it. Write to the registered office, or come and find us in person — and we will complete anything this site would have done for you.