Accessibility
Built to be usable by everyone.
Accessibility at TemperatureZero Studios isn't a compliance afterthought — it's part of how we judge whether a build is finished. A page that can't be read by a screen reader, operated from a keyboard, or viewed without triggering motion sensitivity is a page that isn't done yet.
What we build to
This site targets WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Conformance is self-assessed, with automated checks and manual keyboard and screen-reader passes as part of our release process.
What's in place
The site is structured with semantic landmarks and a skip link, and every interactive element is reachable and operable from a keyboard with a visible focus indicator. The portfolio carousel can be driven by arrow keys, buttons, or its dot controls; its automatic rotation pauses on hover and focus, offers an explicit pause control, and announces user-driven changes to assistive technology without chattering during auto-play. Text colors are contrast-checked against our dark palette, images carry appropriate alternative text, and decorative effects — including the WebGL hero — are hidden from assistive technology entirely.
Motion is treated as an enhancement, not a requirement. Every animation on the site
sits behind the prefers-reduced-motion media query: with reduced motion
enabled, entry effects and auto-rotation simply don't run. Nothing on the site
strobes or flashes.
The page is also lightweight by design — self-hosted fonts and scripts, no advertising or cross-site trackers, and images sized to what's actually displayed — because performance is an accessibility feature for people on slow connections and older hardware.
Known limitations
The playable game demos linked from the portfolio are experimental work with their own control schemes, and not all of them meet the same standard yet. Some archived client demos predate this statement and are preserved as delivered.
Tell us what's in your way
If anything on this site is difficult to use with your setup, we want to know about it — that's a bug report, and we treat it like one. Write to [email protected] and we'll respond within two business days.