Accessibility Statement

1. The Standard OnScientia Applies

OnScientia works to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). WCAG is the international standard for accessible web content, and Level AA is the conformance level that laws and institutions most commonly require.

As a company based in the United States, OnScientia treats the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Section 508 standards of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act as its primary legal framework; both build on WCAG. For users in the European Union, EN 301 549, the European standard for accessible information and communication technology, applies in addition and likewise incorporates WCAG. These frameworks are the references OnScientia consults; any conformance claim is stated in the Conformance Status section below, and only where it has been verified.

2. Measures OnScientia Takes

• Structure that assistive technology can read. Pages use real headings in logical order, labeled forms, descriptive link text, and named page regions, so that a screen reader can announce where you are and what comes next.
• Contrast and color. Text and background combinations are designed to meet the WCAG contrast minimums, and color is never the only carrier of meaning: the yellow brand accent decorates, it does not inform.
• Keyboard operation. Every function of the site is designed to work without a mouse: navigation, the contact form, and the Marketplace checkout, in a focus order that follows the visible page.
• Text alternatives. Images that carry information carry a text alternative; purely decorative images and icons are marked so that assistive technology can skip them.

3. The Articles Themselves

At OnScientia every published article is open access and is read directly on the platform in HTML format. Because the articles are read as HTML, their accessibility is the web accessibility described above: real text rather than images of text, headings and tables that assistive technology can follow, a declared page language, and text alternatives for the author-created figures.

If you cannot read a published OnScientia article with your assistive technology, report it through the Help Desk and name the article; an accessible version or a workable alternative is provided within ten business days of your report.

4. Conformance Status

This statement describes OnScientia's current working practice and its commitment to WCAG 2.2 Level AA. It is not a formal declaration of conformance, and no independent conformance assessment has been carried out to date.

No accessibility limitations have been recorded so far. Where any are identified, through OnScientia's own review or through a report from a user, each will be listed here in plain terms: the affected content, the barrier it creates, and the alternative available in the meantime.

5. Compatibility

The platform is designed to work with current versions of the major browsers and with common assistive technologies: screen readers, screen magnification, speech input, and keyboard-only navigation. It is designed not to depend on any single input method and not to require scripts for reading published content. The compatibility described here is design intent, checked through OnScientia's ongoing internal review, and this section is updated as that review shows more.

6. Reporting an Accessibility Barrier

• 1. Report. Use the Help Desk and choose the Feedback & Complaints topic. Name the page or article, describe what did not work, and say which browser and assistive technology you were using. Every detail helps reproduce the barrier.
• 2. Acknowledgment. Your report is acknowledged on receipt and answered by the editorial office within five business days.
• 3. Resolution. Barriers that can be corrected are corrected, and you are told when the work is done. Where a barrier cannot be removed promptly, an alternative route to the same content is offered in the meantime.

7. Regular Reviews

This statement is reviewed at least once a year and after any significant change to the platform or to article production, and OnScientia's internal accessibility reviews are repeated as the platform develops. The date of the current revision is shown below.