Accessibility Statement

Effective date: August 31, 2026

ClearSolitaire.com is committed to making our solitaire games usable by as many people as possible, including players who use screen readers, keyboard-only navigation, switch devices, or other assistive technology. Card games are visual by nature, and we take that challenge seriously.

Our Standard

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA, as our accessibility target across the Site. This is an ongoing effort, and we continue to test and improve as we go.

Accessibility Features Already in Place

• Real, semantic buttons and controls. Cards, piles, and game actions are implemented as actual interactive elements (not just styled <div>s), so they are recognizable and operable by assistive technology rather than being purely decorative graphics.
• Live region announcements (aria-live). Game events — such as a card move, a win, or an invalid move — are announced to screen reader users through aria-live regions, so you don’t have to rely on sight alone to follow what’s happening.
• Full keyboard play. Every core game action can be performed using the keyboard alone, without requiring a mouse, trackpad, or touchscreen — including selecting cards, moving them between piles, undoing moves, and starting a new game.
• Large Print mode. A setting that increases the size of card text, suit symbols, and UI elements for players with low vision or anyone who prefers a bigger, easier-to-read layout.
• Dark mode. A lower-glare, dark color theme for players who are sensitive to bright screens or prefer dark interfaces, especially in low-light environments.
• Reduced-motion support. ClearSolitaire respects your operating system’s “reduce motion” setting and scales back or removes animations (such as card deal and win animations) for players who experience discomfort from motion effects.

Known Limitations

We’re aware that accessibility is never fully “done,” and some areas of the Site may not yet be fully optimized for all assistive technologies or use cases. Currently known limitations include:

• Spider Solitaire on narrow phone screens uses small cards. Ten columns on a 390px-wide display leave each card about 31px wide; the corner rank and suit stay readable, but we recommend a tablet or desktop for two- and four-suit Spider.
• Keyboard order and visual order differ in one place. On desktop, the game controls (New game, Undo, Hint) come before the board in Tab order but appear below it on screen. This is deliberate — it lets keyboard players reach Undo without tabbing through every card — but it does not match the visual sequence.
• Older browsers get a simpler board layout. Browsers without CSS container-query support (generally released before 2023) fall back to a viewport-based layout that has had less testing than the primary one.

We are actively working to address these and other issues as we identify them.

Compatibility

ClearSolitaire.com is designed to work with recent versions of major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) and commonly used screen readers (such as VoiceOver, NVDA, and JAWS). Accessibility support may vary with older browser versions or less common assistive technology configurations.

Feedback and Reporting Issues

If you encounter any accessibility barriers while using ClearSolitaire.com, please tell us. Your reports directly help us prioritize fixes.

Email: official@clearsolitaire.com (please include “Accessibility” in the subject line)

We prioritize accessibility feedback and aim to respond as quickly as possible — see our Contact page for more details. When reporting an issue, it helps to include:

• The page or game feature where you encountered the problem
• The browser and assistive technology you were using (e.g., Safari + VoiceOver, Chrome + NVDA)
• A brief description of what you expected versus what happened

We review and update this statement periodically as we make improvements to the Site’s accessibility.