Our standard
Meridish is designed to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 at level AA, the standard behind the ADA's rules for websites and the European Accessibility Act. That covers meridish.com and the game in the Meridish apps, which share the same code.
What you can do
- Play without a mouse or touch screen. Every part of the game works with a keyboard, including placing a guess on the map.
- Play with a screen reader. Dishes, clues and photos are described in words. Your guess, each result and the bill are read out as they happen, and Find a place lets you type a city, town or country instead of pointing at the map.
- Zoom in. Pages and the game work at up to 400% browser zoom, and you can pinch to zoom anywhere outside the map.
- Read comfortably. Text meets WCAG contrast in the light and dark looks, on every course colour.
- Avoid motion. With your device set to reduce motion, the game doesn't animate. In the dark look, the stars twinkle once and then rest.
- Rely on more than colour. Verdicts always come with a name and points, never colour alone.
- Take your time. Nothing in the game is timed.
Keyboard controls on the map
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Tab | Moves to the map, its buttons, and Serve it |
| Arrow keys | Move the map (hold Shift for bigger steps) |
| + and − | Zoom in and out |
| 0 | Show the whole world |
| Enter or space | Place your guess at the crosshair in the middle of the map |
| Escape | Close a window, such as Find a place |
How we check
We test every page, and every step of a full menu, with automated accessibility checks in the light and dark looks. We also play the whole menu with only a keyboard, and check it at phone sizes and high zoom. We repeat these checks when the game changes.
What we know isn't perfect yet
- The map is a picture. With a keyboard, the place under the crosshair is read out as you move, but a screen reader can't describe the map's shapes. Find a place offers the same game in words.
- The emoji in shared results are read out by their names, such as "star" or "salt". That's how emoji work in messages.
- Dish names are read with English pronunciation, which won't always do them justice.
Tell us what gets in your way
If anything in Meridish is hard to use, please email hello@meridish.com. Tell us what you were trying to do and what you use to browse (for example, a screen reader or a browser zoom). We read every message, and we'll work with you to fix it.