Accessibility Statement

Our commitment

We want everyone to be able to read, listen and take part here — including people who use screen readers, keyboard-only browsing, screen magnification or voice control. Accessibility is something we keep working on, not something we finished once.

How this site measures up

We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the international standard for web accessibility. As of September 2026 the site is partially conformant: most of the standard is met, and the gaps we know about are listed below.

What we have done

  • Pinch-zoom and text resizing work everywhere on the site, including on phones and tablets.
  • Every interactive element shows a clear outline when you reach it with the Tab key.
  • Text and buttons meet the contrast levels the standard asks for.
  • A “Skip to main content” link appears as the first thing you reach by keyboard, so you can jump past the menu.
  • The page structure uses proper landmarks and headings, and each page has a single main heading.
  • Photographs, album covers, award images and video thumbnails carry written descriptions, so screen reader users know what is pictured.
  • Form fields keep their labels visible while you type, rather than losing them the moment you start.
  • Links that read “Learn more” announce where they go, so they still make sense out of context.
  • Slideshow controls, event links and embedded players all carry names a screen reader can announce.
  • An accessibility toolbar in the bottom-left corner lets you increase text size, switch to a high-contrast view, add letter and line spacing, use a simpler font, underline every link, highlight keyboard focus, or reduce motion. Your choices are saved on your device.

Where we still fall short

We would rather tell you than let you find out. These are the things we know about and are still working on:

  • Captions on our videos come from YouTube. We now switch captions on automatically wherever a video has them, but some older recordings carry only YouTube’s automatic captions, which are less accurate than captions written by a person.
  • Music players embedded from Spotify follow that service’s own accessibility, which we do not control.
  • We have not yet tested the site end to end with a screen reader on every page. Automated testing and keyboard testing are clean, but that is not the same as a full manual audit.

Tell us if something does not work

If any part of this site is hard to use, please say so — it helps us fix the right things. Email admin@tandonfoundation.org and tell us what you were trying to do, which page you were on, and what got in the way. We aim to reply within five business days, and we will tell you what we can fix and roughly when.

If you need something from this site in another format — a transcript, a large-print version, or plain text — ask and we will send it to you.

How we test

The site was assessed in September 2026 using automated testing with axe-core against WCAG 2.1 A and AA, alongside manual keyboard testing and colour-contrast checks. Automated tools catch only part of what matters, so the manual review covers the rest. We re-test after significant changes to the site.

Technical details

This site relies on HTML, CSS and JavaScript. It is built on WordPress and tested in current versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge, with screen readers on both desktop and mobile.

This statement was prepared on 8 September 2026 and last reviewed on 9 September 2026.