KONSİLAccessibility
We build KONSİL so that science is usable by everyone. This page sets out what works today, what we cannot yet claim, and what to do if you hit a barrier.
What works today
- Full keyboard use. Everything is reachable without a mouse; controls take focus in order and act on Enter or Space.
- Visible focus. While you navigate by keyboard, the focused element is clearly outlined. The outline does not appear for mouse clicks.
- Skip to content. Appears on the first Tab press and jumps past the navigation.
- Spoken progress during a search. A search can take up to four minutes. Your screen reader is told which stage is running and is told again when the report is ready — there is no silent wait.
- Escape closes layers. Every dialog and panel closes with Esc.
- Form fields have names. Fields do not rely on faint hint text alone; a screen reader announces what each field is.
- Reduced motion honoured. Animation stops when your system asks for reduced motion.
- Two languages. The interface, including screen-reader announcements, works in Turkish and English.
- Meaningful structure. Headings and page landmarks are marked up, so you can navigate by heading list.
What we cannot yet claim
We would rather be honest here: claiming conformance you have not verified makes the statement worthless.
- We aim for WCAG 2.2 AA. We have not commissioned an independent accessibility audit and we do not claim full conformance.
- Our fixes follow structural rules and automated checks; end-to-end testing with a real screen reader has not been done yet.
- Downloaded PDF and Word reports are not fully tagged. The same content is readable on screen; the document export may lack structure information.
- Colour contrast has been reviewed but not measured on every screen.
If something blocks you
Write to [email protected]. It helps a lot if you say which page, which assistive technology (e.g. VoiceOver, NVDA, JAWS, TalkBack), and what you were trying to do.
We treat accessibility defects ahead of the queue, not in it — one person being unable to use the product at all outweighs everyone being mildly inconvenienced.
How to try it yourself
On a Mac, Cmd+F5 starts and stops VoiceOver. On Windows, Ctrl+Win+Enter starts Narrator. To test keyboard-only, leave the mouse alone and use Tab, Enter, Space and Esc.