Accessibility statement

This event is about disability, so this site has to work for everyone.

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA. If anything on this site or at the event gets in your way, email buildhacksca@gmail.com and we will fix it or find another way to get you what you need.

Settings you can change

Press Alt + A on a keyboard. Your choices are saved on your device.

• Quick presets for low vision, dyslexia, seizure safety, focus, motor needs, and listening.
• Text size up to 175%, line height, and letter and word spacing.
• Fonts: Atkinson Hyperlegible (low vision), Lexend (easier reading), and OpenDyslexic (dyslexia).
• Dark, high contrast, high contrast dark, grayscale, and soft color modes, plus page tints.
• Read the page aloud, or click any text to hear it.
• A reading guide and a reading mask that follow your pointer or keyboard focus.
• A big cursor, bigger buttons and links, a strong focus outline, and no animations.

The site also follows your device: if you have reduced motion, more contrast, or reduced transparency turned on, it starts that way. It is built to work with Windows High Contrast and with screen readers.

How we check it

• Automated checks (axe) in every color mode and with every setting turned on.
• Using the whole site with only a keyboard.
• Zoom to 400% and a 320 pixel wide screen with no sideways scrolling.
• Extra text spacing (WCAG 1.4.12) without cut-off text.

What we know isn't perfect yet

• We haven't tested the site with people who use screen readers every day. We want to before the event.
• Read aloud uses your device's built-in voices, so how it sounds depends on your device.
• Event details like the venue, date, and schedule are still being decided.

At the event

Tell us what you need when you register or by email: sign language interpreting, captions, a quiet room, help getting around, food needs, extra time, or anything else. We'll work it out with you before the day, and we'll post venue access details once the venue is confirmed.

Last updated November 2026.