Accessibility
SafeShare Accessibility Statement
How SafeShare works for students, educators, and families who use assistive technology — the standard we conform to, what we have built, and what we are still improving.
- WCAG 2.2 AA
- ADA Title II
- Section 508
Last updated: July 3rd, 2026
Where we stand
Partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 AA
A strong accessible foundation is in place. A focused, documented set of items remains, and independent certification is underway — all on a roadmap aligned to the April 26, 2027 ADA Title II milestone.
- Foundation in place
- Focused gaps remaining
- Certification in progress
Our commitment
SafeShare, operated by Vitzo LLC, is committed to making our platform usable by everyone, including students, educators, and families who rely on assistive technology. This statement explains the accessibility standard we work to, what we have already done, the areas we are still improving, and how to reach us if you encounter a barrier.
We treat accessibility as part of how we design and build SafeShare, not as an afterthought. We build on accessible component libraries, run internal audits against a recognized standard, track every gap we find to resolution, and are introducing automated accessibility checks and manual assistive-technology testing into our development process.
Conformance status
SafeShare works toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 Level AA — the standard referenced by the U.S. Department of Justice ADA Title II web accessibility rule and by Section 508.
We describe SafeShare as partially conformant with WCAG 2.2 AA: most of the platform meets the standard, and a focused set of items are still being completed. We have finished an internal audit, documented the gaps, and are remediating them on a defined roadmap. We do not yet claim full conformance because independent automated and manual assistive-technology verification is still in progress.
What we have built for accessibility
Recent and ongoing accessibility work across SafeShare includes:
A keyboard-operable video player — the seek bar and control buttons work with the keyboard and expose their state to screen readers.
Muted autoplay — video no longer starts with sound automatically; you choose when to unmute.
A "skip to main content" link so keyboard and screen-reader users can bypass repeated navigation.
Form validation messages that are programmatically announced to screen readers when they appear.
Color and contrast tuned to meet the minimum contrast ratios for text, form-field borders, and focus indicators, in both light and dark themes.
Clearly visible focus indicators on every interactive control.
Touch and pointer targets sized to at least 24 by 24 pixels for switches, checkboxes, and slider controls.
Non-drag alternatives (buttons and numeric inputs) wherever content can be reordered or a range is set by dragging.
Pass-through of the source video captions, a caption language picker, and in-video caption search.
A pausable educational-video carousel that also respects the "reduce motion" system setting.
Descriptive page titles, semantic headings and landmarks, image alternative text, and correct page-language signaling.
Coming soon
Work that is built and in testing, rolling out to everyone shortly:
- Coming soon
Audio descriptions
Educator-authored described-audio tracks that narrate on-screen action, with a labeled, multilingual track picker so viewers can choose their language.
- Coming soon
Independently verified conformance
Automated accessibility testing plus a manual screen-reader pass (NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver) to move from partially conformant to certified.
- Coming soon
Broader language coverage
Accessibility labels and helper text translated across every language SafeShare supports.
Browsers and assistive technology
SafeShare is designed to work with current versions of major browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari) and common assistive technologies such as screen readers and screen magnifiers. It does not require any third-party browser plugins.
Known limitations and active work
We are transparent about what is not yet complete. We are currently working on:
- Accessible names on a small number of custom widgets and icon-only controls in secondary screens.
- Routing every remaining form field through our shared, announced error component and associating each error with its field.
- Adding explicit labels to a few inputs that currently rely on placeholder text alone.
- Translating our accessibility helper text (such as control labels) into every supported language.
- Independent automated testing and a manual screen-reader pass (NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver) to certify conformance.
- Captions and audio description depend in part on the source video; where a source lacks them, educators can supply captions or an audio-description track through SafeShare.
None of these are architectural blockers. They are tracked on an active roadmap aligned with the ADA Title II compliance milestone of April 26, 2027.
Media: captions and audio description
SafeShare presents the captions provided by the original video and offers a caption toggle and language picker. Because SafeShare wraps third-party video, captions and audio description originate with the source or the educator. Our Audio Description studio lets educators author a described-audio track and attach it to a video page so viewers can select it.
Feedback and contact
We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of SafeShare. If you encounter a barrier, or need content in an alternative format, please contact us and we will do our best to help.
Formal complaints and escalation
We are committed to addressing accessibility issues promptly. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate through our support team, who will route your concern to the appropriate contact for resolution.