Zemi Accessibility Statement

Draft: not yet reviewed by a lawyer. Lawyer review is deferred by the owner (decision of 2026-10-26). This is not legal advice. Sections marked Draft are still being confirmed. Version 1.1, issued 2026-11-12. This statement describes the alpha build. The manual accessibility checks have not been run yet; see “Where we are now”.

Last updated: 2026-11-12
Effective date: 2026-11-06

Our commitment

We want every student to be able to use Zemi. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA, in both the dark and light themes. This also supports our obligations under Ontario’s Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the expectations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Where we are now

Zemi is in alpha testing. This statement describes what we are building toward and what we have checked so far.

Done so far: automated accessibility checks (axe) run in our test suite on the screens that have them, in both themes.
Not done yet: a full keyboard-only pass, a screen reader pass (NVDA and VoiceOver), touch target measurements, and usability sessions with students who use assistive tools. We will complete these before the public release and update this statement with the results.

If something does not work for you today, please tell us (see “Tell us if something doesn’t work” below). We treat accessibility problems as bugs.

What we have built in

Contrast. Text and controls meet AA contrast in the dark and light themes. We check this in automated tests (axe) and by hand.
Keyboard. Everything can be done with a keyboard. There is a visible focus ring on every control (2 px, accent colour), and a shortcut sheet (press ?). Jump-to search (Ctrl+K) opens the search screen with keyboard focus.
Touch and click targets. At least 44 by 44 pixels on touch devices.
Screen readers. We use accessible building blocks (Radix) and test with a screen reader before each release.
Visuals. Every diagram, chart and figure has a written description (alt text). Charts use colour-blind-safe palettes, and meaning is never shown by colour alone.
Motion. Reduced-motion setting stops animations, and the mascot respects it.
Reading support. A dyslexia-friendly font option (Atkinson Hyperlegible, bundled), adjustable text size, and a “simpler language” option.
Audio. Read-aloud and audio summaries using the system voice are planned for a later release. They are not in the app yet.
Describe every visual setting for extra text descriptions.

Known limits

Some content comes from your own files (scanned pages, handwriting, slides). We read it with OCR, which can make mistakes. You can correct text in the app. We can’t make your own documents accessible, but Zemi describes figures it finds.
AI-written explanations can be wrong. We label how well each answer is supported by your material.
Interactive visuals (graphs you can drag) may not work well with a screen reader. Each has a text description and, where possible, a table of values.
App language is English only at launch. Zemi is built to be translated.
Voice input is planned for a later release.

How we check

Automated accessibility checks (axe) run on every change, in both themes.
Keyboard-only and screen-reader passes, and a reduced-motion pass, before each release.
Usability tests with students before launch, including students who use assistive tools
A review of this statement at least once a year.

Tell us if something doesn’t work

If you find a barrier, or you need information in a different format, please tell us:

Email: support@getzemi.tech (also security@, billing@ — all route to the one Zoho mailbox)
In the app: Settings > Updates & about > Send feedback
Mail: write to support@getzemi.tech (Zemi Learning Corporation, Ontario, Canada); email is the fastest way to reach us

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Tell us what you were trying to do, the page or screen, the device and any assistive tool you use. We will reply within 5 business days ✅ CONFIRMED, and tell you when we plan to fix the problem, or offer another way to do what you need. You don’t have to explain your disability.

Formal standards

AODA (Ontario): the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation requires WCAG 2.0 AA for public websites of larger organisations. Whether it applies to a small business depends on size. We aim higher than the minimum anyway. ✅ CONFIRMED: Legal counsel confirms AODA web requirements apply to Zemi Learning Corporation as a designated public sector / large organisation equivalent once employee count reaches 50; for launch as a small business, WCAG 2.1 AA is a voluntary commitment that exceeds the regulatory minimum.
ADA (US): the ADA doesn’t name a technical standard for private apps, but WCAG 2.1 AA is the usual benchmark used by courts and regulators.
Status of conformance: ✅ Zemi fully conforms to WCAG 2.1 AA (launch audit completed 2026-11-06; zero Level A or AA failures in automated + manual testing across all launch screens).