Accessibility Statement

Pantry Love is a product of Jascot Development LLC, a Wyoming Limited Liability Company.

Our Commitment

Food security affects everyone — and that means everyone deserves equal access to the tools that help families eat well on a budget. Pantry Love is committed to making our service accessible to people with disabilities, including those who use assistive technologies like screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, or voice input.

We are actively working toward conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA, the internationally recognized standard for web accessibility published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Actively improving — WCAG 2.1 AA target

Accessibility Features

Pantry Love is built with the following accessibility practices:

Keyboard Navigation

All interactive elements — buttons, links, forms, modals — are reachable and operable using a keyboard alone. Focus indicators are visible.

Screen Reader Support

Semantic HTML, ARIA labels, and descriptive link text help screen readers (NVDA, JAWS, VoiceOver) convey page structure and context accurately.

Color Contrast

Text and UI elements meet WCAG 2.1 AA contrast ratio minimums (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text and UI components).

Alternative Text

All meaningful images include descriptive alt text. Decorative images use empty alt attributes so screen readers skip them.

Responsive Design

Pages reflow gracefully at 320px viewport width and up to 400% browser zoom without horizontal scrolling or loss of content.

Semantic Structure

Proper heading hierarchy (h1 → h2 → h3), landmark regions (main, nav, footer), and list markup help users navigate by structure.

Touch Targets

Interactive elements maintain a minimum 44×44px touch target area to support motor-impaired users and touchscreen accessibility.

Form Accessibility

All form inputs have associated visible labels. Error messages identify the field affected and describe how to fix the problem.

Known Limitations

We are a small team actively working to improve accessibility. Current areas under improvement include:

Some third-party embedded content (e.g., maps used in food resource lookups) may have accessibility gaps outside our direct control — we are evaluating alternatives
Complex interactive features like the weekly meal planner grid are being incrementally updated with improved ARIA patterns for drag-and-drop and modal focus management
Printed versions of shopping lists and meal plans are being reviewed for proper print stylesheet contrast

We document and track accessibility issues alongside other bugs. Fixes are prioritized based on impact to users with disabilities.

Standards Reference

Our target standard is WCAG 2.1 Level AA, which covers three principles:

Perceivable — information can be presented in ways users can perceive (text alternatives, captions, adaptable layouts, sufficient contrast)
Operable — all functionality is accessible via keyboard; users have enough time to read and use content; no content causes seizures
Understandable — text is readable; pages work predictably; input assistance helps users avoid and correct mistakes
Robust — content is compatible with current and future assistive technologies

Feedback and Assistance

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on Pantry Love — a page that is hard to navigate with a screen reader, a form that cannot be completed by keyboard, a color contrast issue — please tell us. Accessibility bugs are real bugs, and we want to fix them.

We aim to respond to accessibility-related reports within 3 business days and to provide an accessible alternative or a fix timeline within 10 business days.