Cathcart Institute

Cathcart Institute

Accessibility Statement

Last reviewed: April 22, 2026 · Contact: info@cathcart.com

Our Commitment

Cathcart Institute is committed to making cathcart.com accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of ability or technology. We believe everyone deserves equal access to Jim's work, our resources, and the services we offer.

Conformance Target

We aim to conform to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities and more user-friendly for everyone.

Measures We Take

  • Semantic HTML and ARIA landmarks for screen-reader navigation
  • Keyboard-accessible navigation across all pages
  • Alternative text on meaningful images
  • Captioned and transcribed audio/video content where available
  • Responsive layouts that work at 200% zoom and on small screens
  • Automated accessibility testing (axe-core) integrated into our build pipeline

Known Limitations

We work continuously to improve accessibility, and we are transparent about current limitations:

  • Brand color contrast. Our harvest-gold brand color may not meet AA contrast on all small body-text variants against light backgrounds. We are auditing and adjusting these cases. Larger headings and uppercase eyebrow labels meet the "large text" 3:1 threshold.
  • Embedded third-party content. Podcast episode pages and the TED Talk feature embed YouTube videos. The embedded YouTube player is controlled by YouTube and may not fully conform to WCAG 2.1 AA. Per WCAG Conformance Requirement 5, this third-party content is outside our direct control. Most other on-site videos are self-hosted and built for accessibility.
  • Legacy blog images. A small number of older blog posts may have abbreviated or generic alt text. We are refreshing alt text as part of our ongoing content audit.

Request an Accommodation

If you encounter any accessibility barrier on this site, or if you need information presented in an alternate format, please contact us. We will respond within 5 business days and work with you to provide the information you need.

Please describe the issue, the page URL, the assistive technology you use, if any, and what you were trying to accomplish.

Ongoing Improvement

Accessibility is an ongoing effort, not a one-time project. We review this site regularly and update this statement as we identify and address issues.

This statement was last reviewed on April 22, 2026.