Accessibility Statement

Last updated: March 2026

Commitment

Slow News is committed to making its website accessible to people with disabilities, in accordance with the Israeli Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Law (1998) and the Israeli Standard SI 5568 for web content accessibility, which is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA.

Accessibility Features

This site incorporates the following accessibility measures:

• Semantic HTML structure with proper heading hierarchy
• Support for right-to-left (RTL) languages including Hebrew and Arabic
• Readable font sizes and adequate color contrast
• Responsive design that works across devices and screen sizes
• Keyboard-navigable interface
• Proper lang and dir attributes for multilingual content

Known Limitations

As an ongoing effort, we acknowledge the following areas where accessibility may be limited:

• Some dynamically loaded content (such as message databases) may not be fully accessible to screen readers
• Certain data visualizations may lack text alternatives

Feedback

If you encounter accessibility barriers on this site, please contact us via the site's GitHub repository. We welcome your feedback and will make reasonable efforts to address accessibility issues.

Legal Basis

This statement is provided in accordance with Israeli accessibility regulations (Amendment No. 35 to the Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities Regulations, 2013) regarding accessibility of internet services.

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