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INDEPENDENT · SOURCE-BACKED · ADULTS 18+
Can you reach the conversation?
Practical checks for screen readers, keyboard-only use, zoom, captions, transcripts, touch targets and clear error recovery in adult AI companion services.
A check records one task on one setup. It is not a certification, legal conclusion or promise that every person will have the same result.
Complete the task
Use keyboard, sequential access and touch without traps or hidden focus.
Know what happens next
Keep controls, costs, errors and fictional AI disclosures clear.
Preserve the limits
Name the device, access method, result, barrier, date and what was not checked.
One barrier. One task. One honest result.
These guides turn broad accessibility claims into small, repeatable checks. Unknown stays unknown, vendor statements stay labeled, and private chat data stays out of the evidence.
Build an Accessibility Test Plan That Keeps Its Limits
Start with real tasks, named access tools and a narrow claim. A checklist can reveal barriers, but it cannot replace disabled users or establish legal conformance.
Open the checkScreen Reader Check for Companion Navigation and Messages
Check whether headings, controls, chat history and new replies make sense when the page is heard rather than seen.
Open the checkKeyboard-Only Check Without a Mouse
Core tasks should be reachable, visible and operable with standard keyboard commands alone.
Open the checkVisible Focus and Logical Focus Order Check
Focus should move in a sequence that matches the page and remain easy to locate.
Open the checkLive Message Announcement Check
New replies should be announced at the right time without interrupting typing or repeatedly reading the full transcript.
Open the checkLabels, Instructions and Recoverable Error Check
Signup, payment-adjacent and chat forms need stable names, clear requirements and errors that can be found without color alone.
Open the checkZoom, Reflow and Text Resize Check
People should be able to enlarge text and content without losing controls or being forced into two-direction scrolling for ordinary reading.
Open the checkColor and Contrast Check Without a False Certification
Text, controls, states and focus indicators should remain distinguishable in normal and high-contrast conditions.
Open the checkMotion, Animation and Reduced-Motion Check
Moving companion media and transitions should not block reading or ignore a reduced-motion preference.
Open the checkPlain-Language Check for Controls and Costs
People should understand what a control does, what is synthetic and where payment or account boundaries begin.
Open the checkCognitive Load and Error-Recovery Check
A companion interface should support orientation, predictable actions and recovery when attention or memory is limited.
Open the checkVoice Input With a Usable Text Alternative
Voice can reduce typing effort, but the same essential outcome should remain available without speaking.
Open the checkAudio Transcript and Text Alternative Check
Companion voice output should have a usable text equivalent and controls that can be reached without hearing.
Open the checkCaption, Transcript and Video Control Check
Generated or promotional video needs synchronized text access and controls that do not depend on sight, hearing or precise pointer use.
Open the checkImage Text Alternative Check
Companion portraits, diagrams and action icons need alternatives that serve the same purpose without inventing visual facts.
Open the checkMobile Reflow and Touch Target Check
Primary controls should remain readable, separated and easy to activate on a narrow touch screen.
Open the checkSequential and Switch-Style Access Check
A predictable sequential path helps people who activate one focused target at a time.
Open the checkTimeout Warning and Session Recovery Check
People need enough time to read, compose and respond, with a clear warning before work is lost.
Open the checkPrivacy Check When Using Assistive Technology
Accessibility tests should avoid exposing disability, health, identity or intimate conversation data.
Open the checkAccessible Adult Age Gate Check
An adults-only gate must communicate purpose and remain operable before commercial companion content becomes reachable.
Open the checkCompare Companion Accessibility With Dated Evidence
Use the same tasks and evidence states for each service so missing access does not become an invented score.
Open the checkCandy AI Accessibility Check: Public Interface and Claims
Apply the same independent task method to Candy AI as one sponsored case study, without implying ownership, endorsement or certification.
Open the checkKeep an Accessibility Test Log That Others Can Read
A compact log makes a result reproducible without turning one session into a universal claim.
Open the checkReport an Accessibility Barrier Without Sharing Private Chat Data
A useful report identifies the task and barrier while minimizing personal and conversation data.
Open the checkFOUNDATION SOURCES
Standards guide the question. Tasks provide the observation.
W3C and NIST help frame evidence. Independent chatbot guidance adds interface detail. None of them makes an unchecked service conformant.
- Standards or independent sourceinternational standard guidanceW3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines overviewChecked August 31, 2026
- Standards or independent sourcegovernment frameworkNIST AI Risk Management FrameworkChecked August 31, 2026
- Standards or independent sourceaccessibility editorialDubBot guide to inclusive chatbot conversationsChecked August 31, 2026
Keep a barrier report useful and private.
Record the page, task, browser and access method. Leave out health details, credentials, payment data and private conversations.
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