Accessibility
For the Cairn pilot · Last updated October 9, 2026
Cairn exists to help people meet God daily in Scripture, and that should include everyone: people who use a screen reader, a keyboard, larger text, or who find movement on a screen hard. We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at Level AA, the common standard for websites and apps.
What Cairn does
- Screen readers. Each page has its own title, and buttons, switches, and messages are labeled. The day's passage reads straight through as text. To highlight, choose Highlight verses at the top of the day, then pick the verses you want.
- Listening. Choose Listen at the top of any day to hear the passage read aloud, with the verse being read marked on the page. Pick the reader in My Account.
- Keyboard. Everything can be reached and used with a keyboard, and you can always see where you are.
- Readable colors. Text meets the contrast guideline in both light and dark mode.
- Dark mode. Cairn follows your phone's setting, or choose Light or Dark in My Account.
- Zoom. Pinch-zoom is never blocked, and pages fit narrow screens without scrolling sideways.
- Less motion. If you turn on Reduce Motion on your phone or computer, Cairn stops its sliding and turning.
How we checked
In October 2026 we checked every main page of Cairn with automated accessibility tools, in light and dark mode and at phone width. We also used each page with only a keyboard, and walked through a day with VoiceOver on an iPhone. What we found, and what we fixed, is kept on record.
Known gaps
- The journal PDF isn't set up for screen readers. Choose Save as a web page instead: it has the same contents, with headings, and opens in any browser.
- Not yet tested: Android's TalkBack, screen readers on Windows, voice control, and your phone's own text-size setting (Cairn uses your browser's zoom instead).
- Scripture is shown exactly as the translation provides it, so we can't change its wording or layout.
Tell us what gets in your way
If something in Cairn is hard or impossible for you to use, please write to hello@cairn.bible. Tell us the page and what happened, and what you use to read it (for example, VoiceOver on an iPhone) if you're comfortable sharing. We read every message, will reply within a week, and will help you reach what you need in the meantime.
The fine print
Cairn is a small pilot and still changing. This page describes our work and our aim, and we'll keep it up to date as we test and fix more. See also the privacy note and Terms of Use.