Built to be used by everyone on the crew.
Tailboard is meant to work for every person who opens it: with a screen reader, from the keyboard, on a small phone in the sun, or with the text turned up. This page says what we build to, what we check, what we know still falls short, and how to tell us when something is in your way.
The standard we build to
WCAG 2.1, level AA
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are the measure we hold the site and the app to, at level AA. That is the level most laws and contracts point to, and it is specific enough to test against: contrast, labels, keyboard use, text size, motion, and how a screen reader hears a page all have a rule and a check.
The ADA
The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to the online services of a business open to the public. The Department of Justice has not set a technical standard for business websites and says businesses have flexibility in how they comply; it points to WCAG as the guidance (ada.gov, web guidance). We use WCAG 2.1 AA as that standard, so there is something measurable behind the word. We do not call the site "ADA certified": no such certificate exists.
What we check, and when
Every page, before every change ships
Every page of the site and the app is rendered at laptop width, the public pages at phone width too, and run through an automated accessibility check against WCAG 2.1 A and AA, the same engine built into browser developer tools. The same run walks each page from the keyboard, checking that Tab reaches every control and that the one in focus shows it, and applies WCAG's text-spacing settings to make sure nothing is clipped. Another run checks that nothing overflows the screen at six widths from a small phone up and that buttons are big enough to tap. A change that fails does not ship.
What automated checks miss
An automated check cannot tell whether a page makes sense read aloud, or whether a form is a pain to fill from the keyboard. Those are the problems people find. When one is reported we reproduce it, fix it, and add a check so it stays fixed. The list below is what we know today.
What is built in
Reading
Text sits at 4.5 to 1 contrast or better against its background. Nothing is shown by color alone: a status is a word, not just a green or red mark. Text can be made twice as large without the page scrolling sideways. Pages are plain language, in short sentences, with the thing you need to do first.
Keyboard and screen readers
Every control can be reached with Tab and worked with Enter or Space, and the one in focus is outlined. Form fields have names, buttons say what they do, pictures that carry meaning are described and decorative ones are skipped. Each page has a main landmark, so a screen reader can jump straight to the content.
Phones and motion
The app works on a phone 320 pixels wide, in portrait, with touch targets large enough for a gloved thumb. If your device is set to reduce motion, pages do not animate. Nothing flashes.
Crew who sign
The signing page is the one most people see. It has no app to install, works on any phone browser, is in English and Spanish, and shows the talk in short sections before anyone signs.
What we know is not there yet
Signing needs a finger, mouse or stylus
A signature is drawn in a box on the screen. There is no way to sign from the keyboard alone yet. It is on our list.
PDF copies are not tagged
A record exported as a PDF is not yet a tagged PDF, so a screen reader will not get its structure. The same record is readable on its web page, which is.
Some headings are out of order
A few pages in the app skip a heading level or open without a top-level heading. They still read in order; they will be tidied as those pages are touched.
Marking up a photo needs a pointer
Drawing a circle on a photo to flag a hazard is done with a finger or mouse. The note under the photo carries the same information in words.
Tell us
If something is in your way
Email support@tailboardsafety.com and say which page it was and what you were using: the browser, the device, and any screen reader or other assistive technology. It reaches a person. A problem that stops someone signing or reading a record goes to the front of the line.
If you need a record another way
Any record Tailboard holds for you can be sent as plain text or read to you over the phone. Ask at the same address, or ask your employer, whose record it is.
Last reviewed 2026-10-19. This page changes when the product does.