Accessibility Statement

Last Updated: May 25, 2026

Our Commitment to Accessibility

At Walking Calorie Calculator, we are committed to ensuring digital accessibility for people with disabilities. We are continually improving the user experience for everyone and applying the relevant accessibility standards to ensure that physical modeling and fitness estimation are within reach of all individuals.

Our calculator is designed to be lightweight, responsive, and easy to use on any device, with special attention to screen reader navigation, keyboard controls, and color contrast.

Conformance Status

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) defines requirements for designers and developers to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. It defines three levels of conformance: Level A, Level AA, and Level AAA.

Walking Calorie Calculator is developed to be fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. This means that all aspects of the calculator form, layout panels, navigation, and long-form content are structured using native semantic HTML and ARIA labels.

Accessibility Features Built-In

To support screen readers and keyboard-only users, we have integrated the following standards into our architecture:

Skip-to-Content Link: A skip-to-content bypass is placed at the very top of every page. Keyboard users can press the Tab key immediately upon loading to skip directly to the calculator form, bypassing main navigation.
Keyboard Navigable Tabs: The unit selectors for Height (Feet vs. Centimeters) are designed following ARIA tablist guidelines. You can use the left/right arrow keys to switch units, and Home/End keys to jump profiles.
No Division Soup: All major regions of the page use HTML5 landmark elements (`
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Semantic Form Elements: Every form input (Age, Height, Weight, Activity, Duration) is bound to an explicitly associated, readable `` element. We never use placeholder text as the sole label.
Live Result Announcements: The calculator's result display is wrapped in a dedicated live announcer region (`aria-live="polite"`, `role="status"`, and `aria-atomic="true"`). When you press the Calculate button, screen readers will automatically read your total estimated calorie burn without forcing you to re-read the entire form.
Visible Focus Rings: Focus outlines have been strictly styled to never be hidden. Elements in focus receive a thick 2px contrast-accentuated ring with a 2px offset to provide clear visual indicator tracking.
Optimized Color Contrast: Standard text contrast achieves a ratio exceeding 4.5:1, and large headings exceed 3:1, compliant with WCAG AA requirements in our high-contrast light display mode.

Technical Specifications

Accessibility of Walking Calorie Calculator relies on the following technologies to work with the particular combination of web browser and any assistive technologies or plugins installed on your computer:

HTML5 (Semantic Landmarks)
WAI-ARIA (Live Regions and Tablist keyboard controls)
CSS (Contrast and Media queries for reduced motion)
Vanilla JavaScript (Interactivity)

These technologies are relied upon for conformance with the accessibility standards used.

Reduced Motion

If you have vestibular disorders or prefer static experiences, our stylesheets listen to your operating system's prefers-reduced-motion preferences. Page transitions and smooth-scroll parameters are automatically scaled down to zero-motion behaviors when this preference is activated.

Feedback & Reporting Accessibility Barriers

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of Walking Calorie Calculator. If you encounter accessibility barriers on our website, or if you find that screen reader or keyboard support is lacking in a specific portion of our layout, please let us know immediately.

Please contact us at: [email protected]. We aim to respond and begin correcting any accessibility barriers within 48 business hours.