Forgotten Rare exists for families navigating rare disease and complex care, including many in the disability community. Accessibility is foundational, not optional.
What we work toward
- Conformance with WCAG 2.1 AA as our target standard.
- Semantic HTML, descriptive headings, and proper landmark regions for screen-reader users.
- Keyboard-navigable interfaces, visible focus states, and a "skip to main content" link.
- Color combinations chosen for sufficient contrast against our background palette.
- Large tap targets sized for one-handed and assistive use.
- Plain-language explanations of medical and insurance terms throughout the app.
Known limitations
Forgotten Rare is in active development. Some AI-generated content, third-party embeds, and evolving features may not yet meet our accessibility goals. We treat accessibility issues as bugs and prioritize them.
Tell us what's broken
If something is hard to use with a screen reader, keyboard, switch device, or any other assistive technology, please email accessibility@forgottenrare.com with the page and what you tried. We will respond and fix what we can.