Accessibility Statement

Optical Wonderful aims to be usable by as many visitors as possible, including people using assistive technology, keyboard-only navigation, or browsing with specific visual or vestibular sensitivities. This statement describes where things stand and how to reach us if something isn't working as it should.

What we've built in

• Semantic structure. Pages use proper heading hierarchy, landmark regions, and a "skip to content" link so screen reader and keyboard users can navigate efficiently rather than tabbing through the header on every page.
• Keyboard operability. Interactive demos (sliders, toggle buttons, timers) are built with standard HTML form controls and buttons rather than custom widgets that trap keyboard focus, and focus states are visibly styled throughout the site.
• Color contrast. Site text and interface elements (as distinct from illusions themselves, which sometimes deliberately use extreme or ambiguous contrast as the subject matter) are designed to meet WCAG AA contrast guidance.
• Photosensitivity notices. Illusion pages that rely on strong repeating high-contrast patterns or illusory motion carry a visible notice before the demo itself - see the Illusion Safety page for full detail on which effects this covers and why.
• Alt text and captions. Interactive demos and illustrations include descriptive alt text and figure captions so the underlying concept is conveyed even if the visual itself doesn't render or can't be perceived the way it's intended.

The inherent tension on a site about illusions

Some accessibility guidance - for instance, minimizing motion and flashing content - sits in natural tension with a site whose entire subject matter is visual and perceptual tricks, several of which specifically depend on high contrast, repeating pattern, or illusory motion to work at all. Where that tension exists, we handle it with disclosure rather than removal: the effect stays (since removing it would mean the page no longer explains what it claims to explain), but it's clearly flagged in advance so visitors can make an informed choice about whether to engage with it. See the Illusion Safety page for the specifics.

Ongoing work

Accessibility is an ongoing process rather than a one-time checklist, and this site is actively being built out - new pages are checked against the same standards described above as they're published, and existing pages are periodically reviewed.

Feedback

If you encounter an accessibility barrier anywhere on this site - a control that doesn't work with your assistive technology, missing alt text, insufficient contrast, or anything else - please let us know via the Contact page. We take accessibility reports seriously and will address genuine issues as quickly as we can.