Accessibility

The standard we build to

WCAG 2.2 level AA. That is the target for every page here, and it is checked as pages are built rather than audited once at the end.

Honest status. This site is still being built. It has been checked by hand with a keyboard and a screen reader as each page was written, but it has not yet had a full independent audit. Until it has, we are not claiming conformance — we are claiming intent and listing what we know about below.

What is already true

• It works without JavaScript. Animations are an enhancement. If the script fails or you block it, every page still renders and reads in full.
• It works without a mouse. Every link, button and form control is reachable by keyboard, in a sensible order, with a visible focus ring that is not the browser default hairline.
• Motion is optional. Turn on “reduce motion” in your operating system and the scroll reveals, the floating elements and the transitions all stop. Nothing is hidden as a result.
• Text contrast is measured, not eyeballed. Body text meets 4.5:1 against its background; large headings meet 3:1. Where text sits on a colour gradient, the gradient carries a scrim behind it to keep it there.
• Text resizes. Type is set in relative units and scales with your browser or OS text size. Nothing is locked to a pixel height.
• Form labels stay visible. No field uses its placeholder as its label, because the label vanishes exactly when you need to re-read it.
• Colour is never the only signal. Status is always carried by a word or an icon as well as a colour.
• Illustrations are decorative and marked as such, so a screen reader skips them rather than reading a filename aloud.

What we know is not finished

• The registration wizard — including the camera step — has not been built yet, so it has not been tested. An alternative to taking your own photograph will be offered before it ships; if the camera step is a barrier for you, the help desk will complete your registration in person.
• No independent audit has been commissioned yet. When one has, its findings and the fixes will be summarised on this page.
• The site is in English only. If you would rather read it in Hindi, tell us — see below.
• Testing has been with keyboard, browser zoom and a screen reader on desktop. It has not yet been tested with a screen reader on a phone, or with voice control.

On the day

The website is the easy part. If you need any of the following, say so — either in the optional accessibility box during registration, or by writing to orientation@ptn.amity.edu before you travel:

• Step-free access, lift access, or a route that avoids stairs.
• Reserved seating near the front, near an exit, or beside your companion.
• An interpreter, a note-taker, or captions for a session.
• A quiet space to step out to. A full day with several thousand people is a lot, and needing a room with the volume turned down is normal.
• A companion or carer, over and above the two guest seats everyone gets — that is not a problem.
• Anything about medication, food, or the length of time between breaks.

Asking early means it is arranged rather than improvised. Asking late is still much better than not asking — the desk at Gate 1 can sort most things on the morning. Food, dress and access covers the general picture.

Tell us when we get it wrong

If a page will not work with your assistive technology, or something on it is unreadable, that is a defect and we want to know. Email orientation@ptn.amity.edu or call +91 00000 00000. Say which page and what happened, and you will get a reply — and if it is something we can fix quickly, we will fix it and then reply.