Is Flipsnack accessible?

The Flipsnack platform, including our website, player, and the flipbooks created within, is fully compliant with WCAG guidelines, adhering to ADA and Section 508 standards.

At Flipsnack, we’ve taken important steps toward making our website and flipbooks accessible. Explore our VPAT for more details.

Website accessibility

To ensure that all Flipsnack content on our public website is accessible to everyone, we have installed an accessibility widget provided by AccessiBe. You can view it in the lower right corner of our website. It allows people with specific disabilities to adjust our website’s UI (user interface) to fit their needs.

Through this widget, the site automatically becomes compliant with numerous regulations, such as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level, published by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It also provides compliance with ADA Title III, Section 508, EAA/EN 301549.

Here are some features available inside the accessibility widget that make the website accessible.

Adjustments:

1. Content - you can underline links, underline headers, adjust text size, adjust spacing, select readable fonts, use a reading guide, enter read mode, select easy reading, you can also disable animations, use dyslexia fonts and use a reading mask.
2. Typography settings - it allows the increase and decrease of the font size, type, spacing, alignment, line height.
3. Navigation - you can use a big cursor, check the page structure, enable keyboard focus and zoom your screen

Profiles:

1. Vision - the vision profile provides users with visual impairments pre-selected profile adjustments. Users can further adjust their preferred settings within the profile.
2. Cognitive - this profile provides users with assistive features that enhance concentration on essential elements of the website. Users can pick the options that help them best experience the website.
3. Seizure safe - this profile allows users to reduce the risk of seizures due to the removal of flashing or blinking images and color combinations.
4. ADHD - this profile allows users to have a less distractive web experience for browsing, reading, and concentrating.
5. Dyslexia - this profile allows users to enjoy a better reading experience by adjusting the content for easier comprehension.

Browser and Assistive Technology Compatibility

Our site and widget support a wide array of browsers and assistive technologies so that users can choose the best-fitting tools with as few limitations as possible. Therefore, the public site and the accessibility widget support all the modern, major, and popular systems that comprise over 95% of the users’ market share and include Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, Microsoft Edge, and I.E 11 or above, JAWS and NVDA (screen readers), both for Windows and for MAC users.

Flipbooks accessibility

We are committed to providing all users with equal access to our digital content, regardless of their abilities. This reflects our dedication to accessibility and inclusivity and has led us to implement the Accessibility feature.

Accessibility on Flipsnack allows publishers to create summaries of flipbook pages for people with visual disabilities to improve visual approachability. If you're interested in enabling Accessibility, you can find more information in this article - How to make your flipbooks accessible in Flipsnack.

At Flipsnack, we believe that accessibility is a cornerstone of good design. That's why our flipbook player comes with clear labels for all buttons and interactive elements, making it easy to navigate by keyboard and fully compatible with screen readers:

• All player buttons are labeled and navigable by keyboard: previous page, next page,  search button, download button, etc.
• All flipbook elements are labeled and navigable by keyboard: shapes, images, videos, hyperlinks, etc.

This ensures that users who rely on assistive technologies can experience content in a meaningful and engaging way without any barriers.

AI for accessibility

Now, with AI integration, you can also simplify your flipbook creation process. You can eliminate manual tasks such as copying and pasting for each page. Our technology simplifies your workflow by automatically generating content summaries for every page, saving you valuable time. 

Or you can use another time-saving solution - the Extract flipbook text option. By using it you empower users to add the exact text from pages to the Accessibility panel for a one-on-one reading experience. 

If you have questions or improvement suggestions regarding Accessibility, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us at accessibility@flipsnack.com.