Accessibility Statement
Last updated July 10, 2026
LyncView wants the NYS Steep-Slope & Wetlands Analyzer to be usable by everyone, including people who rely on assistive technology. Our target is WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and accessibility is part of our development checklist — not an afterthought.
What we've built for accessibility
- A “Skip to main content” link as the first focusable element on every page.
- Full keyboard operability: visible focus indicators, dialogs that trap and restore focus, Escape to close, and no keyboard dead ends.
- Labeled form fields with programmatically associated error messages (announced via
role="alert"), correct autocomplete attributes, and show-password toggles that expose their state. - Semantic landmarks (header, main, nav, footer), a logical heading order, and descriptive link text.
- Color contrast tuned to AA in both light and dark themes, with information never conveyed by color alone (slope results are also reported as numbers and tables).
- Respect for
prefers-reduced-motion— animations are disabled for users who ask for that. - Text scales with browser zoom to 200% without loss of function.
Known limitations
- The interactive map (parcel picking and site drawing) is inherently visual and not fully operable by keyboard or screen reader. Equivalent alternatives exist for every map action: you can run the same analysis by street address, parcel ID (SBL/Print Key), coordinates, or by uploading a survey file — all through standard, labeled form fields.
- Exported PDFs embed a raster map image; the same statistics appear as machine-readable text in the report tables.
- Some third-party surfaces we link to (Stripe checkout and billing portal) are governed by Stripe's own accessibility practices.
Feedback and help
If you hit an accessibility barrier — anything you can't do with your assistive technology that a sighted mouse user could — email support@lyncview.comwith the page and what happened. We'll respond within 2 business days, and where we can't fix the barrier quickly we'll complete the task for you by email at no charge.
Technical notes
The site is built with semantic HTML and ARIA where needed, and is tested with keyboard-only navigation, browser zoom, and automated audits (Lighthouse/axe) as part of our release checks. This statement is reviewed whenever significant UI changes ship.