Accessibility Statement — Gnomad Desktop Assistant

Version: 0.2.0-beta.1
Last updated: June 2026
Standard: Working toward WCAG 2.2 Level AA

Commitment

Gnomad Studio aims to make Gnomad Desktop Assistant usable with keyboard and assistive technologies. This is a beta product; a full third-party WCAG audit is planned before v1.0 general availability.

Conformance status

Partially conformant — some content does not yet meet WCAG 2.2 AA (contrast audit incomplete; terminal output summarized via aria-live rather than full narration).

Supported features (beta)

• Keyboard shortcuts for show/hide, composer focus, settings, new chat, and Escape to close overlays
• Visible focus indicators (:focus-visible) on interactive controls
• Modal dialogs with focus traps and role="dialog"
• Skip link to main content in windowed and fullscreen modes
• Labeled form controls and composer (aria-label, stable ids)
• Debounced aria-live announcements for terminal activity

See ACCESSIBILITY.md for the full shortcut list and testing checklist.

Known limitations

• Color contrast not yet certified to WCAG AA across all themes
• Limited testing with VoiceOver, NVDA, and Orca
• xterm.js canvas is not directly readable; summaries are announced periodically
• Voice dictation depends on OS/browser speech services

Feedback

Report accessibility barriers:

• GitHub Issues (label: accessibility)
• Gnomad Studio

We aim to respond within 10 business days.

Related

• ACCESSIBILITY.md — developer checklist
• USER_GUIDE.md

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