At Holaspirit, we believe in creating an inclusive platform that caters to the needs of all our users. Accessibility is not just a feature, it’s a commitment to ensuring that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can effectively use our product.
📚 This article explains what accessibility is and why it's essential, our work towards making our product compliant and the feature supporting this change.
What is Accessibility?
Accessibility ensures that products, services, and environments are usable by people with a wide range of abilities and disabilities.
👉 In the context of digital platforms like Holaspirit, accessibility means designing features and views that accommodate diverse user needs such as visual, auditory, cognitive, and motor impairments.
This includes:
Screen reader support, ensuring that text and elements can be read aloud for visually impaired users.
Keyboard navigation, allowing users to navigate the platform using only a keyboard.
High contrast, offering color schemes that make text and elements more visible.
Zoom usage, enabling users to navigate our platform easily while using their browser's 200% zoom.
Why we're making Holaspirit an accessible platform?
Our dedication to accessibility is driven by several key factors.
🛠️ User empowerment
Accessibility features empower all users to fully engage with our platform, ensuring no one is left behind.
⚖️ Legal and ethical responsibility
We are working on adhering to accessibility standards and regulations, demonstrating our commitment to ethical business practices.
🌟 Enhanced user experience
Accessibility improvements often benefit all users, making the platform more intuitive and user-friendly.
🌍 Inclusive community
By prioritizing accessibility, we foster a more diverse and inclusive community where everyone can thrive.
How to disable non-accessible views?
Disabling views that are not yet accessible is easy and straightforward !
Access the menu from your profile picture in the bottom left
Click on My Account
Go to Settings
In the Accessibility section, enable the toggle
Click Save
What we mean by "accessible" and "non-accessible" views
👉 Accessible views, which remain visible when enabling this feature, are the ones we're continuously working on to make their usage compliant with accessibility guidelines. They are not fully as of now, but on their way to be !
👉 Non-accessible views, hidden when the feature is enabled, require additional development time and resources to meet our high standards for accessibility. We are actively working on these improvements to make them available to our users in the future.
Non-accessible views are:
All Governance app chart views (the List views remains visible)
OKRs Hierarchy view
OKRs Timeline view
Our work to make Holaspirit accessible
We are continuously striving to improve accessibility on Holaspirit through various initiatives, mostly by prioritizing this specific project in our development.
👥 Team focus
A dedicated team is continuously working to ensure the platform meets guidelines for accessibility. With each deployment, new components are enhanced to become accessible.
🔍 Accessibility audits
Audits help ensure we go in the right direction to meet the latest accessibility standards and guidelines, working towards being compliant with BITV (2.0) and WCAG (2.0) guidelines.
🎨 Inclusive design philosophy
Accessibility is integrated into every stage of our design and development process, ensuring it's a core component of our product.