Accessibility Statement
CVPoet is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people of all abilities.
Last updated: April 2026
Our Commitment
At CVPoet, we believe that everyone should be able to access and use our platform regardless of their abilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive experience and are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our website and services.
We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. These guidelines provide a framework for making web content more accessible to people with disabilities, including visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, language, learning, and neurological disabilities.
Our target is WCAG 2.1 Level AA compliance across all pages and features. We conduct regular accessibility audits and testing to measure and improve our conformance.
Accessibility Features
Keyboard Navigation
Full keyboard access to all features. Use Tab to navigate between elements and Enter or Space to activate them. Skip links allow quick navigation to main content areas.
Screen Reader Support
Semantic HTML and ARIA labels throughout the platform. We use descriptive alt text and properly structured headings for compatibility with NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver.
Color & Contrast
WCAG AA contrast ratios for all text and interactive elements. We avoid using color as the sole means of conveying information, ensuring readability for users with color vision deficiencies.
Responsive Design
Works on all screen sizes from mobile phones to large desktop monitors. The interface supports browser text zoom up to 200% without loss of content or functionality.
Clear Navigation
Consistent, predictable navigation across all pages. Breadcrumbs, clear page titles, and logical heading hierarchy help users understand where they are and how to find what they need.
Form Accessibility
All form fields have visible labels, descriptive error messages, and proper focus management. Required fields are clearly indicated and validation errors are announced to screen readers.
Public Resume Accessibility
The public CV pages CVPoet generates are built with accessibility in mind. Recruiters, hiring managers, and anyone visiting your shared link — regardless of ability — should be able to read your resume cleanly.
Semantic HTML Structure
Resumes use proper heading levels, lists, and landmarks so screen readers convey the section hierarchy accurately — experience, education, skills, projects.
High Contrast Text
Headings, body copy, and metadata on public resume pages meet WCAG AA contrast ratios in both light and dark mode, so they stay readable in any environment.
Scalable Text Sizes
All resume text uses relative units and responds to browser zoom settings, allowing readers to enlarge text without breaking the layout.
Touch-Friendly Targets
Interactive elements on the public CV (download link, contact button) meet the minimum 44×44px touch-target size for users with motor impairments.
Known Limitations
While we strive for full accessibility, we want to be transparent about areas where limitations currently exist:
- Exported PDFs are rendered from HTML and inherit the underlying semantic structure, but PDF accessibility tagging is best-effort and may not be perfect on every template.
- Third-party embedded content (such as Stripe Checkout for billing) may have varying levels of accessibility outside our control.
- User-uploaded profile photos may lack descriptive alt text by default. We surface an alt-text field in the editor and encourage filling it out for screen-reader users.
- Custom accent colors (Pro feature) may not always meet contrast requirements. We surface a contrast warning in the editor when a chosen color falls below WCAG AA.
- The drag-to-reorder section UI in the editor has limited keyboard support. We provide up/down arrow buttons as a keyboard-accessible alternative.
We are actively working to address these limitations and improve accessibility across the entire platform. Accessibility improvements are a recurring priority on our development roadmap.
Ongoing Efforts
Accessibility is an ongoing journey, not a one-time task. Here is what we are doing to continuously improve:
Regular Audits
We perform quarterly accessibility audits using automated tools and manual testing with assistive technologies.
Team Training
Our development and design teams receive accessibility training to ensure new features are built inclusively from the start.
User Feedback
We actively seek feedback from users who rely on assistive technologies and incorporate their input into our development process.
Standards Monitoring
We stay current with evolving accessibility standards and best practices, including updates to WCAG and emerging assistive technologies.
Feedback & Contact
If you encounter any accessibility barriers or have suggestions for improvement, we would love to hear from you. Your feedback helps us make CVPoet better for everyone.
When reporting an accessibility issue, please include the page URL, the assistive technology you are using (if any), and a description of the barrier you encountered. This helps us investigate and resolve issues more quickly.
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