Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

Name of Product/Version: Harmonize

Report Date: March 2022

Product Description: Online Discussion Platform

Contact Information: harmonize-support@42lines.net

Notes

Revision	Date
V1.0 – Original Document	May 2020
V1.1 – Updated to note auto-captioning of video	August 2020
V1.2 – Updated to note ARIA improvements	November 2020
V1.3 – Updated to note various improvements	January 2021
V1.4 – Updated to note various improvements	March 2021
V1.5 – Updated to note certification by WebAIM and ARIA improvements	March 2022

Evaluation Methods Used

Testing was performed primarily using WAVE and the WAVE toolbar extension for Chrome. Additional testing utilized keyboard navigation of the site and the NVDA screen reader on Chrome using the Windows 10 operating system.

Additionally, we have enlisted WebAIM to review Harmonize and they have found Harmonize to be substantially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level A & AA. Here’s a link to their report: https://webaim.org/services/certification/42lines

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Applicable Standards/Guidelines

This report covers the degree of conformance for the following accessibility standard/guidelines:

Standard/Guidelines

Included in Report

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1

Level A

Level AA

Terms

The terms used in the Conformance Level information are defined as follows:

Supports: The functionality of the product has at least one method that meets the criterion without known defects or meets with equivalent facilitation.
Partially Supports: Some functionality of the product does not meet the criterion.
Does Not Support: The majority of product functionality does not meet the criterion.
Not Applicable: The criterion is not relevant to the product.
Not Evaluated: The product has not been evaluated against the criterion. This can be used only in WCAG 2.0 Level AAA.

WCAG 2.x Report

Note: When reporting on conformance with the WCAG 2.x Success Criteria, they are scoped for full pages, complete processes, and accessibility-supported ways of using technology as documented in the WCAG 2.0 Conformance Requirements.

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Notes:

Criteria	Conformance Level	Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize provides description fields on uploaded images and video and all posts and comments have the ability to include text inline with media
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize provides users the ability to upload multiple media files and label accordingly as well as include additional textual information
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Supports	Video uploads and recordings are both automatically captioned by Harmonize Users can add their own SRT files to videos as well
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded) (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not support uploading multiple versions of audio or video, although users are free to upload separate copies and/or audio description
1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize utilizes correct semantic markup and labels all elements in support of assistive technologies
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)	Supports	All content in Harmonize is displayed in a meaningful order
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize provides instructions in the UI that are not dependent on sensory characteristics
1.4.1 Use of Color (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize UI is designed to not be solely dependent on color for use
1.4.2 Audio Control (Level A)	Supports	All audio playback in Harmonize requires user input; no audio play automatically
2.1.1 Keyboard (Level A)	Supports	All page functionality is available using a keyboard
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not have any page elements that trap keyboard focus
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts (Level A 2.1 only)	Supports	Harmonize does not have any letter-, number-, or symbol-only keyboard shortcuts
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not include time-sensitive content
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not include moving, blinking or scrolling content
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not utilize any flashing elements
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize UI utilizes ARIA labels to aid in quick navigation to content
2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize provides descriptive titles for all pages
2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)	Supports	All pages and forms utilize a consistent focus order
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context) (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize provides links with clear meaning from their text and context in page
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures (Level A 2.1 only)	Supports	Harmonize does not utilize any pointer gestures
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation (Level A 2.1 only)	Supports	Harmonize triggers click and tap actions on up events and supports pointer cancellation
2.5.3 Label in Name (Level A 2.1 only)	Supports	All inputs in Harmonize include labels
2.5.4 Motion Actuation (Level A 2.1 only)	Supports	Harmonize does not utilize motion-activated features
3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize marks its default language as English
3.2.1 On Focus (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not have any components that change context on focus
3.2.2 On Input (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize does not utilize UI that changes upon input
3.3.1 Error Identification (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize labels input errors and provides instructions to the user
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions (Level A)	Supports	All fields within Harmonize include labels
4.1.1 Parsing (Level A)	Supports	Harmonize utilizes full and properly formatted tags
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)	Supports	Some UI elements in Harmonize require further additions and refinement to provide proper ARIA labeling

Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA