Access is the point, not a layer

This library is built for the reader who does not read print fluently — in English or in any language — first, and for everyone second. The ramp poured for the wheelchair carries the stroller too.

Everything here meets WCAG 2.2 AA from its first day: structure a screen reader can walk, full keyboard operation with visible focus, contrast that passes, no meaning carried by color alone, no autoplay, no motion that ignores your reduced-motion setting, and no time limits on anything. The reading settings — text size, line spacing, and contrast — are yours to set, and they are remembered only on your own device. Alt text is written by a person. When audio arrives, it will be community-voiced, with a clearly labeled synthetic voice only as an honest fill-in.

No format here is gated by a diagnosis or any proof. Eligibility screening belongs to the accessible-book services whose law requires it — BARD, Bookshare, and the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, our families' local branch of that whole world — never to us. Choose the plain-language card, the large print, or the audio for any reason at all, including no reason. We will neither know nor remember that you did.