Accessibility, stated honestly
Neither application has been evaluated against WCAG 2.1 or Section 508, and no VPAT or Accessibility Conformance Report exists yet. We would rather tell you that now than have your accessibility office discover it.
Last reviewed: September 2026
Current status of the applications
| Area | AtlasOA | Atlas K-12 |
|---|---|---|
| WCAG 2.1 / Section 508 | Not yet evaluated No formal audit has been performed on either application. | |
| VPAT / ACR | Not available | |
| Page language | Declared | Declared on the main layout |
| Keyboard navigation | Partial. Many controls are standard links and buttons; some interactive elements rely on mouse events and have not been tested with a keyboard alone. | Partial. SEL survey answer choices are keyboard-operable buttons; some selection cards (for example on the add-SIS screen) cannot be reached by keyboard. |
| Screen readers | Limited. Very little ARIA markup; not tested with a screen reader. | Limited. Some ARIA markup; no live regions for updates; not tested with a screen reader. |
| Form labels | Most labels are not programmatically tied to their fields. | Most inputs do not have an associated label. |
| Focus indicators | The default focus outline is removed on some inputs. | The focus ring on form fields is faint. |
| Color and contrast | Not measured. | Not measured. Some text colors are likely below the 4.5:1 ratio. Tier status uses color; whether a text label always accompanies it has not been verified. |
| Tables | Not evaluated. | Header cells do not declare their scope. |
| Charts | Simple bar charts drawn with page elements; no separate text alternative evaluated. | Canvas charts without a text or table alternative. |
| Images | Most images have alternative text. | All images have an alt attribute. |
| Skip link | None | None |
| Exported documents (DOCX, PDF) | Not evaluated for accessibility. | |
This website
The Trust Center pages include a skip link, visible keyboard focus, tables with column headers, a text description for the architecture diagram, and light and dark themes. The rest of atlasoa.com has not been formally evaluated.
During an evaluation
Include your accessibility office or disability services staff in the 30-day evaluation and test with the assistive technology your users rely on. Tell us what you find; it directly shapes what we fix first.
Accessibility contact
To report a barrier, ask about accessibility, or request information in another format, email [email protected] with Accessibility in the subject.
Do not take our word for it. Test it yourself. Install AtlasOA or Atlas K-12 on a machine your institution controls, use sample or non-production data, and let your own people decide.