Accessibility

Last updated: November 1, 2026

We want Leyener to be usable by as many people as possible, and we aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA.

What we've done

• Text and highlight colors are chosen for readable contrast in both light and dark mode, and Leyener follows your device's dark mode setting.
• Highlighted words are also listed in text below the reading in sentence mode, so word status isn't shown by color alone.
• Reading text size can be made larger or smaller, and the layout adapts from phones to large screens and to browser zoom.
• Controls are real buttons and links that work with a keyboard, with visible focus outlines. In the reader, the arrow keys turn pages, 1, 2, 3 and X set a word's status, and Esc closes the word panel.
• Right-to-left languages (Hebrew, Arabic, Yiddish) are marked as such so screen readers and browsers display them correctly.
• Any text can be read aloud with Listen, at an adjustable speed, using your device's voices.
• Animations are kept to a minimum and respect your device's reduce-motion setting.

Known limitations

• Read-aloud depends on the voices installed on your device. Some languages, notably Yiddish, have no voice on most devices.
• Screen readers may pronounce individual tappable words in the reader one at a time, which can sound choppy.
• Some built-in content uses vowel marks, furigana or transliteration that screen readers may read inconsistently. These aids can be turned off in the reader.

Feedback

If something in Leyener is hard for you to use, please tell us at hello@leyener.com. Describe the page, what you were trying to do and the device or assistive technology you use, and we'll do our best to fix it.