A site that works for everyone, plus the gaps we know about.

Our commitment

Starborn Press is committed to making this site, our books, and our communications usable by the widest possible audience — including people who use screen readers, magnification, keyboard-only navigation, alternative input devices, and other assistive technologies. Accessibility isn’t a one-time project; it’s built into our editorial and design process and reviewed on every release.

Conformance

This site aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA. Some parts of the site partially conform, meaning most content meets the criteria but some elements may not yet fully comply. Where we’ve identified gaps, they’re listed in section 04.

We also work toward compatibility with applicable U.S. laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and, for any federal-facing content, Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

What we do

Structure & navigation: semantic HTML with a clear heading order, descriptive page titles and link text, consistent navigation, and a logical reading order. Every interactive element is reachable by keyboard with a visible focus indicator.

Text & readability: body type set at sizes that scale cleanly when you zoom your browser up to 200 %, line lengths capped for comfortable reading, and color contrast that meets or exceeds WCAG AA. Color is never the sole means of conveying information.

Images & media: meaningful images carry alt text; decorative images are hidden from assistive tech. Where we publish video, we caption it.

Forms: every form field has a visible label, helpful error messages, and inline validation. We don’t trap focus, and we don’t use timeouts that you can’t extend.

Books & formats: our titles are available in print, EPUB, and audiobook. The EPUB ships without DRM, with proper structural markup, and works with major screen-reader software and any reflowable reading app. Large-print copies of select titles are available on request — see section 06.

Known limitations

We work toward full WCAG 2.2 AA conformance, but we’re aware that the following don’t fully meet that bar today:

• Some older blog images may be missing rich alt text. We’re backfilling them as we refresh posts.
• The audiobook does not yet ship with a synchronized text transcript. A transcript is available on request.
• Some PDFs available for download (press kits, sample chapters) are tagged but not yet fully WCAG-conformant. An accessible version is available on request.
• The checkout flow is provided by a third-party payment processor whose accessibility we don’t fully control. If you encounter trouble there, contact us and we’ll help you complete your order another way (see section 06).

If you’ve hit a barrier that isn’t on this list, please tell us so we can add it — and fix it.

How we test

We combine automated checks (axe DevTools and Lighthouse), manual keyboard-only and screen-reader testing (most recently against the latest versions of VoiceOver on macOS and iOS, NVDA on Windows, and TalkBack on Android), and review of color contrast and zoom behavior in current versions of Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and Edge. We don’t formally test against legacy browsers or beta releases.

Tell us when something is wrong

If you hit a barrier — a page that won’t work with your screen reader, a contrast issue, a form that traps focus, an image without meaningful alt text — please email hello@starborn.site with:

• The page or section where you ran into trouble (URL is most helpful).
• What was happening, and what you expected.
• Your device, operating system, browser, and assistive technology (with versions, if you know them).

We’ll acknowledge your message within two business days and tell you who’s handling it and roughly when you can expect a fix. If a particular format isn’t accessible to you — a chapter, a transcript, a PDF — ask us. We’ll find a way to get you the content.

Enforcement

If you’re not satisfied with our response, you may contact the U.S. Department of Justice (which enforces Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act) or your state attorney general’s office. We’d rather hear from you first so we can resolve it directly.

Changes to this statement

We review this statement at least once a year and update it whenever we make a substantive change to the site or fix a listed limitation. The “Last updated” date at the top of the page reflects the current version.