Accessibility Statement

Last updated: 1 January 2026

1. What we aim for

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 at Level AA as a target. We have not commissioned a formal third-party audit, so we describe this as an aim rather than a certified conformance claim.

2. What currently works

• Keyboard use. The wheel can be spun with Ctrl + Enter without using a mouse. Menus, buttons and form fields are reachable by tabbing, and Esc closes open dialogs.
• Text alternatives. Icon-only buttons carry accessible labels so screen readers announce their purpose rather than reading nothing.
• Results are text. The winner is announced as real text in the page, not only as a graphic, so assistive technology can read it.
• Zoom and reflow. The layout is responsive and works when zoomed or on small screens, without horizontal scrolling.
• Colour is not the only signal. Wheel entries are labelled with text as well as colour, and the winner is stated in words.
• No auto-playing audio. Sound is optional and can be muted at any time. Sound is off-limits to nobody: the tool is fully usable silently.
• No time limits. Nothing expires while you are using it.

3. Adjusting the experience

Several settings can make the Site more comfortable:

• Reduce motion. In Settings you can turn off Idle spinning so the wheel stays still, shorten the spin duration, and turn off confetti. Together these remove almost all movement from the page.
• Sound. Sound can be muted entirely, or the volume lowered, from the wheel or from Settings.
• Colour. Six wheel palettes and six background tints are available, so you can pick a combination that suits your vision.
• Text size. Browser zoom works normally throughout.

4. Known limitations

We would rather be straightforward about the gaps than overstate our position:

• The wheel is drawn on a canvas element. Screen readers cannot read the individual slices as it spins. The entry list and the announced winner are both accessible as text, so the information is available — but the spinning graphic itself is not narrated.
• Drag-to-reorder needs a pointer. Reordering entries by dragging is not currently keyboard-operable. Entries can still be added, edited, hidden and deleted by keyboard, and the Text tab lets you set the whole list in any order you like.
• Reduced-motion preference is not detected automatically. If your operating system is set to reduce motion, the Site does not yet pick that up on its own — you can turn off idle spinning and confetti manually in Settings.
• Third-party adverts. Adverts are supplied by external networks and their accessibility is outside our control.
• Colour contrast in some palettes. A few of the lighter wheel palettes produce lower contrast between the slice colour and the label. The default palette is the strongest for contrast.

These are on our list to improve.

5. Assistive technology and browsers

The Site is built with standard HTML and should work with current versions of major browsers and screen readers. We do not test against every combination, so if something behaves badly with your setup we would genuinely like to hear about it.

6. Telling us about a problem

If you hit an accessibility barrier, email pickerwheelsupport@gmail.com or use the Contact page, and include:

• The page or feature involved
• What you were trying to do
• Your browser, and any assistive technology you use

Reports about accessibility go to the top of the queue. If something blocks you from using the tool at all, say so and we will treat it as a priority.

7. Reviewing this statement

We review this page when we make significant changes to the Site, and update the known limitations as they are fixed.