Fight For Right, an organization of persons with disabilities, is committed to ensuring the highest possible level of accessibility for its website, ffr.org.ua, and all digital content for users with different types of disabilities.
Information and digital accessibility are essential to the inclusion of all people, the prevention of discrimination and rights violations, and compliance with Fight For Right’s Charter. We understand that website accessibility is not simply an optional feature, but a fundamental requirement for equal access to information and interaction.
Current statistics indicate that approximately 70 percent of digital content worldwide remains inaccessible to people with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities and people with physical or sensory impairments. Our team therefore makes every effort to improve accessibility across our own digital resources.
Our website is optimized for users with physical disabilities, visual and hearing impairments, and psychosocial and intellectual disabilities.
Website Development Standards and Technical Requirements
When developing our website and all digital products, we strictly follow the international Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, including WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1, and WCAG 2.2.
Our website is built on a content management system that fully supports assistive and inclusive technologies. One of the primary technical requirements of the website architecture is the ability to navigate all pages without using a computer mouse.
Every visitor can access all interactive elements, menus, buttons, and links using only a keyboard. To ensure logical navigation, we use a proper heading hierarchy, which allows screen readers to interpret and present the content structure correctly.
We also avoid excessive reliance on color, and color is never used as the only means of communicating important information.
During development and before publishing any updates, we involve people with visual impairments who use screen readers to conduct final accessibility testing of the website.
Requirements for Text Content and Documents
All written materials, announcements, articles, and feedback forms published on the website use language that is as clear and straightforward as possible, with short sentences and easy-to-understand words. This makes information significantly easier to understand for people with learning difficulties or memory impairments.
We avoid excessive use of abbreviations and symbols. When an abbreviation is used for the first time, we provide its full meaning and explain complex concepts in detail.
The Organization does not use emojis as substitutes for words in website content.
We do not publish scanned documents saved as images, as they are inaccessible to screen readers. All reports, statements, and official publications are made available as text directly on the webpage, as Word documents, or as text-based PDF files.
We use NVDA to test document accessibility.
All written content is presented in legible sans-serif fonts, including Arial, Century Gothic, and Tahoma, at a font size of at least 14 pixels, against a white or very light background.
To make reading easier, we do not use italics or ALL CAPITAL LETTERS for emphasis, except in headings. Instead, we use bold text or borders around content blocks.
Accessibility of Media Files, Images, and Video Content
All visual content on the website, including article covers, photographs, infographics, and diagrams, is created in accordance with strict contrast requirements.
We ensure that text and graphic elements have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1.
Every image published on the website includes alternative text that clearly and accurately describes the content of the image.
When an infographic or banner contains important written information, the full text is always reproduced in the body of the publication.
All video content published on the website includes clear captions displayed in a legible, high-contrast sans-serif font. This supports people with hearing impairments, as well as users who prefer to watch videos without sound in public places.
Whenever possible, visual scenes, graphics, and on-screen text in videos are also described through audio description—a separate audio track designed for people with visual impairments.
All links used to download media files or access external resources have unique, descriptive, and clearly understandable labels rather than vague or generic phrases.
