Accessibility
Our commitment to accessibility
The law belongs to everyone. Legal citations are the infrastructure of how courts reason, how rights are asserted, and how justice is argued — and the tools lawyers use to work with them should be available to everyone who practices law, regardless of ability.
CiteClerk is built with that principle in mind. We are committed to making our platform accessible to law students, attorneys, and legal professionals who use assistive technologies, keyboard navigation, or who have visual, motor, or cognitive disabilities.
1. Our accessibility standard
CiteClerk targets conformance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA. This is the standard broadly recognized by courts, regulators, and accessibility professionals as the baseline for accessible digital products.
2. What we have built
Screen reader support
Citations are announced live when generated so the result is communicated without requiring sight. Field-level error messages are announced immediately using live regions. Modal dialogs trap focus correctly and restore it on close. Sidebar navigation communicates the currently active mode to assistive technologies. Bulk document processing steps provide text descriptions accessible to screen readers, not just visual tooltips.
Keyboard navigation
Every feature in the application is reachable and operable without a mouse. Skip-to-main-content links appear on every page so keyboard users can bypass the navigation bar. Visible focus indicators are present on all interactive elements so the current position is always clear.
ARIA and semantic structure
Navigation regions, dialogs, form fields, error messages, citation type selectors, and dynamic content regions are all labeled and described for assistive technologies using ARIA roles, labels, and landmarks.
Color and contrast
All text and interface elements meet WCAG AA contrast thresholds. The application respects the user's system preference for reduced motion — animations and transitions are disabled or minimized when that preference is set.
Responsive design
The layout adapts to high zoom levels without requiring horizontal scrolling.
3. Known limitations
We are a small, actively developed product. Some areas are still being improved.
An independent accessibility audit has not yet been conducted. We intend to commission a formal review post-launch. Certain dynamically generated citation segments and candidate panels may have incomplete screen reader support in edge cases. We are actively working to address these.
4. Feedback and contact
If you encounter an accessibility barrier on CiteClerk, please tell us. We treat accessibility reports as bugs — they go to the front of the line.
Contact us at: accessibility@citeclerk.com
We will acknowledge your report within 48 hours and work to resolve confirmed issues promptly.
5. Legal framework
CiteClerk is designed to comply with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act to the extent applicable to digital products. We recognize that accessible design is not merely a legal obligation — it is a prerequisite for a tool that serves the legal profession.
Questions about accessibility may be directed to: accessibility@citeclerk.com
CiteClerk LLC | https://citeclerk.com | Effective June 1, 2026