The standard we build to
We aim to meet WCAG 2.1 Level AA — the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines published by the World Wide Web Consortium. It is the standard named in the Department of Justice's rule for state and local government websites, and the one courts and procurement teams generally expect.
Aiming is not the same as certifying. No automated tool can confirm conformance, and we would rather tell you what we have actually done than claim a badge.
What we have done on this site
- Pages are built from real headings, lists and landmarks, so screen reader users can navigate by structure instead of reading everything in order.
- Every meaningful image carries a description. Images that are decoration are marked as decoration, so they are skipped rather than announced.
- Text is checked for contrast against its background. Our brand yellow, for instance, is used for buttons and never as text on white, because it does not pass.
- Everything works from a keyboard: navigation, the menu, the filters on the work and news pages, and the video players. There is a "skip to content" link as the first stop on every page.
- Motion respects your system setting. If you have asked your device to reduce motion, the fade-ins, the drifting hero and the accordion animations stop.
- Nothing depends on JavaScript to be readable. With scripts blocked, the content is still there.
- Videos are not embedded until you press play, and they open in the Vimeo player with its own captions and keyboard controls.
- Text can be enlarged in the browser without the layout breaking or content disappearing.
Where it is still imperfect
Known gaps, listed because pretending otherwise helps nobody:
- Text inside images. Some case study pieces — brochures, signage, packaging — are photographs of printed work, and the words in them cannot be selected or read aloud. The descriptions say what each piece is, but not every word it contains.
- Video captions. Client videos hosted on Vimeo vary in whether they carry captions. Where they do not, that is on our list to fix with the client.
- Third-party players. Once a video starts, you are in Vimeo's player, which we do not control.
Tell us if something does not work
If any part of this site is hard to use, we want to know — and we will fix it rather than explain it away. Emailinfo@onesimplespark.com or call870.530.4565. It helps if you can tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and what device or assistive technology you use.
We aim to respond within two business days, and to tell you honestly whether a fix is quick or is going to take longer.
If this is your problem too
Public entities in Arkansas and elsewhere have a deadline attached to this — April 26, 2027 or April 26, 2028 depending on population. We wrote up what the rule covers inthe accessibility deadline your city, school or library cannot miss, and we do this work for clients.