Accessibility Statement

Last Updated: October 25, 2026 @ 03:53:51 EDT
Effective Date: October 25, 2026 @ 03:54:05 EDT

1. Our Commitment to Human Readers

   1. Accessibility as Foundational Craftsmanship

      At WordGeek, accessibility is treated as a core engineering and editorial responsibility rather than an afterthought. Every article, reference hub, and policy page is structured with clean typography, orderly visual hierarchy, predictable navigation, and plain-language organization so readers can focus on substance without cognitive overload.

   2. Designed for Real-World Reading Conditions

      Whether you are reading long-form research on a desktop monitor, listening to an essay narration with headphones, navigating by keyboard, or reviewing reference entries on a mobile device, WordGeek aims to provide a calm, responsive, and distraction-free environment.

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2. Visual Comfort and Typography Controls

   1. Dyslexia-Friendly Typography Options

      Long-form articles on WordGeek include built-in typography controls supporting dyslexia-friendly typefaces engineered to increase character distinction, reduce visual crowding, and support steady reading fluency.

   2. Contrast Modes and Text Scaling

      To reduce eye strain, glare, and photophobia, readers can switch between standard daylight, warm-paper, and dark contrast modes, as well as adjust text sizing across articles while maintaining balanced line widths and generous line spacing.

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3. Sensory-Calibrated Audio Narration

   1. Uniform Volume and Frequency Safeguards

      All published article narrations on WordGeek are mastered to strict sensory-safe acoustic standards. Each audio track is calibrated within a steady, comfortable loudness window to prevent sudden volume spikes, filtered to remove fatiguing low-end rumble, and gently softened in the upper frequencies to tame harsh sibilance for neurodivergent listeners and individuals sensitive to sharp sound.

   2. Natural Spoken Normalization

      Historical dates, statutory references, abbreviations, and technical measurements are normalized into natural spoken English during audio production so listeners can follow complex historical and scientific material smoothly without jarring pronunciation defects.

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4. Interactive Reading Cues and Return-Position Memory

   1. Synchronized 1:1 Paragraph Tracking

      Published essays pair audio narration with synchronized 1:1 paragraph highlighting and optional auto-scroll controls, allowing readers who benefit from bimodal (simultaneous visual and auditory) reading to track each paragraph in real time or click any paragraph to jump playback directly to that passage.

   2. Scroll-Position and Citation Return Memory

      WordGeek preserves your reading position locally so you can step away from a long article or inspect a footnote citation and return directly to the exact spot where you left off without losing your place.

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5. Screen Readers and Keyboard Navigation

   1. Clear Page Structure and Skip Navigation

      Pages across WordGeek are organized with a clean, logical heading order, descriptive link text, and a dedicated Skip to main content link at the top of every page to support screen readers and assistive technologies.

   2. Keyboard Navigation and Visual Focus

      Menus, reading controls, table-of-contents links, and audio players are designed with clear visual focus outlines so visitors navigating by keyboard without a mouse can move comfortably through each page.

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6. Privacy-First Local Preference Storage

   1. Browser-Only Storage for Accessibility Settings

      Your selected reading preferences—such as contrast theme, font style, text size, audio playback speed, and reading position—are saved directly in your browser on your own device rather than in cross-site tracking profiles.

   2. Full Reader Control Over Stored Preferences

      You can reset or change your visual and audio preferences at any time using the on-page reading controls or by clearing your browser’s local site data, as further explained in our Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy.

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7. Scope, Third-Party Elements, and Ongoing Evaluation

   1. Continuous Platform Calibration

      Web accessibility and sensory engineering are ongoing commitments. As new essays, lexicon entries, and multimedia exhibits are published, we continuously audit layout alignment, acoustic calibration, and assistive compatibility—and document platform-wide accessibility milestones on our System Status and Update History pages.

   2. External Links and Archival Media

      While we maintain strict control over original WordGeek pages and assets, certain public-record citations, historical archival documents, or external third-party destinations linked for reference are governed by their respective operators and may not offer the same sensory or accessibility features available on WordGeek.net.

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8. Accessibility Feedback, Revisions, and Contact

   1. Reporting an Accessibility or Sensory Barrier

      If you encounter a broken keyboard path, a screen-reader issue, a visual contrast problem, or an audio narration passage that feels harsh or uncalibrated, we want to hear from you. Please reach out via our Contact page or email webmaster@wordgeek.net with the page URL and a brief description of your device or browser so we can inspect and repair the issue.

   2. Revisions to This Accessibility Statement

      As WordGeek introduces new reading tools, acoustic refinements, and site sections, WordGeek.net may update, revise, or expand this Accessibility Statement at any time, with or without notice, and all terms are subject to change without notice.

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