Accessibility Statement

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Ansitly exists specifically to make the khutbah accessible — live captions for Deaf and hard-of-hearing attendees, and real-time translation for congregants who don't speak the khutbah's language. Accessibility isn't a feature we bolted on afterward; it's the reason this tool exists. This page describes, honestly, what we've done, how well it works, and where it still falls short.

Conformance target

We aim for WCAG 2.1 Level AA wherever it meaningfully applies to a live, real-time captioning tool — some WCAG guidance is written for static content and doesn't map cleanly onto a screen that is, by design, constantly updating. This statement is a good-faith account of where we stand, not a claim of full or certified conformance.

What's in place today

Adjustable caption size — the A+ / A− controls resize captions from 24px up to 96px, independent of the browser's own zoom.
Screen-reader announcements for live captions — each caption is announced through a dedicated live region as it appears, separately from the visual display, so a screen-reader user gets the same running commentary a sighted viewer reads on screen.
Correct language tagging — each caption line, and any Qur'anic Arabic quoted within it, is marked with its actual language (Urdu, English, or Arabic) so assistive technology uses the right pronunciation rather than reading Urdu or Arabic script as if it were English.
Keyboard operability — every control is a standard button, input, or select element, reachable and operable by keyboard alone; the control bar can also be shown or hidden with a single key (C) for a distraction-free, large-text caption view.
High-contrast design — the primary caption text runs at a contrast ratio of roughly 13:1 against its background (WCAG AAA), and every other text/background pairing on the screen has been checked and meets at least AA for its actual size.

Known limitations

We'd rather list these plainly than let you discover them the hard way:

Captions are generated by real-time speech recognition and AI translation. Both can make mistakes — background noise, an unfamiliar accent, cross-talk, or a spoken word the model mishears can all produce an inaccurate caption. Treat the captions as an aid to following along, not as a verbatim legal transcript.
Urdu speech recognition on iPhone runs on different underlying technology than on Android or desktop, because Apple's own on-device speech engine currently has no Urdu support at all, on any iPhone — a gap in Apple's platform, not a choice we made. We built a separate path to work around it; if it ever behaves differently from Arabic or English recognition on the same device, that's why.
Accessibility review has focused on the main caption screen — the masjid sign-up, dashboard, and admin pages have not yet had the same level of screen-reader and keyboard testing.
This statement describes our current, ongoing effort. It is not a certification of full conformance to any specific standard.

Browser and device support

Live captioning needs a browser with built-in speech recognition: Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge (desktop or Android), or Safari on iPhone/iPad. Firefox has no live speech recognition support and cannot run this tool. The page will tell you plainly if your current browser can't run it, rather than failing silently.

Reporting an accessibility problem

If any part of this tool is hard to use with a screen reader, keyboard alone, at a different text size, or with any other assistive technology, please tell us — we want to fix it.

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We aim to acknowledge accessibility reports within a few days.

Technical details we've verified

Text	Contrast ratio	WCAG level
Caption text (cream on dark teal)	13.2:1	AAA
Status text	8.9:1	AAA
Qur'an verse quotes (gold)	6.3:1	AA
Hadith quotes (green)	5.6:1	AA
Error messages	4.9:1	AA

This statement is reviewed whenever the app's accessibility features change in a meaningful way.

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