Accessibility Statement

Our Commitment to Accessibility

VocalRangeFinder.com is committed to making its content and tools as accessible as possible to all users, including people with disabilities. Nance designs and maintains this site with accessibility as a baseline requirement, not a secondary concern.

This statement documents the current conformance level of VocalRangeFinder.com, what has been implemented to support accessible use, where genuine limitations exist due to the audio and voice-production dependency of the primary tool, and how to report accessibility problems.

Conformance Status

VocalRangeFinder.com is partially conformant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA.

Partial conformance means the majority of site content and functionality meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards, but the Vocal Range Finder has inherent dependencies on hearing and voice production that create accessibility limitations for users who are deaf, hard of hearing, or unable to produce sustained voiced sound. These limitations are documented honestly in the Known Limitations section below.

All text-based content on this site — educational articles, explainers, FAQs, and legal pages — meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards fully.

What We Have Implemented

Keyboard Navigation All interactive elements on this site — buttons, links, form fields, and the range test controls — are fully operable via keyboard alone. Tab order follows a logical reading sequence. No keyboard traps exist anywhere on the site.

Colour Contrast All text content meets the WCAG 2.1 Level AA minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text. Contrast ratios have been verified using the WebAIM Contrast Checker against all colour combinations used on the site, including range result displays and voice type labels.

Alternative Text All meaningful images include descriptive alt text. Decorative images use empty alt attributes (alt="") so screen readers skip them without redundant announcements.

Skip Navigation Link A skip-to-main-content link is present at the top of every page, allowing keyboard and screen reader users to bypass the site header and navigation.

Responsive Design All pages are fully responsive and function correctly at viewport widths from 320 px upward. No content requires horizontal scrolling at standard zoom levels.

No Autoplay Audio or Video No audio or video content plays automatically. The Vocal Range Finder activates the microphone only when explicitly initiated by the user. No background audio or autoplaying media exists on any page.

Readable Typography Body text is set in a legible sans-serif typeface at a base size of at least 16 px. Line spacing meets WCAG 1.4.12 Text Spacing. Users can increase text size up to 200% using browser zoom without loss of content or functionality.

Focus Indicators Visible focus indicators are present on all interactive elements.

Form Labels All form fields — including the contact form — have programmatically associated labels.

Screen Reader Compatible Output All range measurement results — confirmed notes, range span in semitones and octaves, Hz values, and voice type classification — are rendered as standard HTML text, fully readable by screen readers.

Known Limitations

The Vocal Range Finder requires the ability to produce sustained voiced sound. The tool measures vocal range by capturing notes the user sings into the microphone. A user who is deaf, hard of hearing, or unable to produce sustained voiced sound — for example due to a voice condition, laryngectomy, or vocal fold paralysis — cannot use the primary tool. The result is displayed as text accessible to screen readers, but the input process requires producing and self-monitoring a pitched singing voice.

This is an inherent limitation of a vocal range measurement tool that cannot be resolved through WCAG compliance measures. Nance is committed to documenting it clearly.

Real-time pitch display and screen reader announcement. The pitch value and confirmed note display update in real time during an active measurement session. Static confirmed note accumulations and the final range result are fully readable by screen readers. Rapidly updating live values may not be announced by screen readers in a timely or useful way. This is flagged as a known limitation and documented as a work in progress.

Fully Accessible Features

The following content on VocalRangeFinder.com is fully accessible regardless of hearing or voice production ability:

  • All educational articles on singing range science and voice type classification
  • The Methodology page — complete text documentation of the measurement pipeline
  • The FAQ — all questions and answers in standard readable text
  • All legal pages
  • The Contact page and contact form
  • All site navigation

Testing and Verification

Accessibility testing on VocalRangeFinder.com has been conducted using:

  • NVDA + Chrome on Windows 11 — keyboard navigation, screen reader announcement of page content and range results
  • VoiceOver + Safari on macOS — keyboard navigation, screen reader announcement, focus management
  • VoiceOver + Safari on iOS — touch navigation, zoom, screen reader announcement on mobile

Testing is reviewed annually and after any significant site update. The most recent accessibility review was completed in June 2026.

Feedback and Contact

If you experience an accessibility barrier on VocalRangeFinder.com — or if any part of this site is difficult to use because of a disability — please contact Nance directly.

Email: contact@vocalrangefinder.com Subject line: Accessibility Feedback Response time: Within 7 business days

Nance reviews all accessibility feedback personally and commits to investigating reported barriers and providing a written response within 7 business days.

Related Pages

Annual Review Schedule

This Accessibility Statement is reviewed and updated annually. The next scheduled review is June 2027.

Written by Nance, founder of VocalRangeFinder.com. Last updated: June 2026.

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