// ACCESSIBILITY
Built for everyone.
We want anyone to be able to score an ad — with a keyboard, a screen reader, a magnifier, or anything else. The Ad Bench is built to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. Here’s what that means, what we’ve done, and how to tell us when we fall short.
Last updated: June 16, 2026
// STANDARD
Our target is WCAG 2.1 AA.
We measure ourselves against the W3C’s WCAG 2.1 at Level AA — the same bar referenced by the ADA and Section 508. We treat it as an ongoing commitment, not a one-time checkbox: every new page and feature is reviewed against it before it ships.
We say “designed to conform” rather than “fully compliant” on purpose. No real, evolving web app is perfect on every screen at every moment — so what we promise is a genuine, continuous effort and a fast way to fix anything we miss.
// WHAT_WE_DO
What we’ve built in.
Keyboard access — every interactive control is reachable and operable with a keyboard, with a visible focus ring on each one.
Skip to content — a skip-link at the top of every page jumps past the navigation straight to the main content.
Screen-reader structure — semantic landmarks (a single main region per page, real headings, labeled forms) and live-region announcements when a report errors or finishes.
Color contrast — text and interactive elements meet the AA contrast ratios (4.5:1 for body text, 3:1 for large text and UI).
Visible focus — a consistent high-contrast focus indicator, so keyboard users always know where they are.
Reduced motion — decorative animation (the glitch headline, ambient effects) is disabled when your system requests reduced motion.
Resizable text — the layout reflows and stays usable when text is zoomed up to 200%.
Alternatives — meaningful images carry alt text; the chicken video tool offers mute and captions.
// KNOWN_LIMITS
What we know isn’t perfect.
Honesty over a badge. A few areas we’re still improving or can’t fully control:
The Submissive Chicken — our /chicken novelty tool is a heavily-styled video experience; it has screen-reader text, mute, and captions, but it isn’t held to the same bar as the core analyzer.
Third-party embeds — content we pull from platforms we don’t control (TikTok, YouTube, Instagram) carries those platforms’ own accessibility, not ours.
User-generated reports — AI-generated critique text aims to be clear and plain-language, but we can’t guarantee every generated sentence meets readability targets.
If any of these — or anything else — blocks you, tell us and we’ll prioritize a fix.
// FEEDBACK
Hit a barrier? Tell us.
This is the most important part of the page. If something on The Ad Bench is hard or impossible to use with your assistive technology, we want to hear about it and we’ll work with you to get you the information or function you needed.
Report a bug — use the “Report a bug” link in the footer of any page — it reaches us directly and you can describe what went wrong.
Email — write to legal@theadbench.ai with the page URL, what you were trying to do, and the assistive technology you use.
We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within a few business days. Operator: Bloody Finger Software (Oakland, CA). See also our Privacy Policy and Security pages.