Effective date: 2026-05-30.
Our commitment
Behavioral Wire is committed to meeting WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility standards across the published site. The publication's editorial mission is industry coverage, and the audience includes readers who use screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, magnifiers, captioning, and other assistive technologies. Building for those readers from the start is part of the work.
Specific commitments
- Semantic HTML. Articles, navigation, headings, and landmarks are marked up with the appropriate elements so assistive technology can convey structure correctly.
- Sufficient color contrast. Body text and headings meet the WCAG 4.5:1 minimum contrast ratio against the page background. Accent colors on kickers and rules meet 3:1 against their surrounding backgrounds.
- Keyboard navigation. Every interactive element — links, the contact form, the search modal, the newsletter popover — is reachable and operable using the keyboard alone.
- Screen-reader support. Form fields carry visible labels and ARIA labels where needed. Decorative graphics are marked aria-hidden. Functional images carry meaningful alt text.
- Reduced-motion respect. Animations on the ticker tape and other moving elements respect the operating system's reduced-motion preference where set.
- Plain prose. Articles aim to use clear, jargon-aware language. Acronyms are expanded on first use within each piece.
Contact us
If you encounter an accessibility issue on the site, please tell us. Send a description of what you were trying to do, the browser and assistive technology you were using, and what happened, via the contact form. We treat accessibility reports as priority editorial work, and we will respond with a fix or a clear timeline.