Accessibility

Effective November 7, 2026

We want everyone to be able to vote, including people who use screen readers, keyboards, magnification or switch controls.

Our standard

QRvote aims to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA. That level also covers the U.S. Section 508 standards, which incorporate WCAG 2.0 AA.

What we’ve done

All text meets WCAG AA color contrast (at least 4.5:1).
Everything works with a keyboard, with visible focus and a “skip to content” link.
Forms have labels, errors are announced to screen readers, and vote confirmations are announced as they happen.
Pages work zoomed to 200% and on narrow screens without sideways scrolling.
We honor your device’s “reduce motion” setting.
Every page has a descriptive title.
Automated accessibility checks (axe-core) run against every major page as part of our test suite.

Known limitations

Scanning a QR code needs a camera and being able to aim it. QRvote’s own scanner (the “Scan a QR code” button) works with the phone’s camera or a photo you pick. Every printed sign and ticket also shows a short web address you can type instead, and organizers can choose “one QR code for the event” so people vote from the contest’s list of entries.
Printed materials (signs, tickets) are designed by our templates but placed by organizers. We recommend mounting signs at a height and location people using wheelchairs can reach.
Entry photos are uploaded by organizers. Each photo is labeled with the entry’s name, but it has no detailed description.

Feedback

If something doesn’t work for you, please tell us at legal@qrvote.org. Include the page and what happened, and we’ll work on a fix. You can also ask the contest’s organizer for help voting.