Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) - Palace Web Catalog

Name of Product/Version: The Palace Project Web Catalog v0.2.1

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Page updated: February 4, 2026

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 level AA

Table 1: Success Criteria, Level A

Number Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations
1.1.1 Non-text Content:
(Level A) Software: Supports
1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded):
(Level A) Software: Partially Supports Most audiobooks have text-based equivalents
in EPUB or PDF format, but these are not always available to borrow in a particular library.
1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded):
(Level A) Software: Does not support Audiobooks do not have built-in captions
1.2.3 Audio Description or Media Alternative (Prerecorded):
(Level A) Software: Not Applicable Video is not currently a supported format in the app
1.3.1 Info and Relationships:
(Level A) Software: Supports
1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence:
(Level A) Software: Supports
1.3.3 Sensory Characteristics:
(Level A) Software: Supports
1.4.1 Use of Color:
(Level A) Software: Supports
1.4.2 Audio Control:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.1.1 Keyboard:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.1.2 No Keyboard Trap:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.1.4 Character Key Shortcuts:
(Level A) Software: Not Applicable Character key shortcuts have not been implemented.
2.2.1 Timing Adjustable:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.2.2 Pause, Stop, Hide:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.3.1 Three Flashes or Below Threshold:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.4.1 Bypass Blocks:
(Level A) Software: Not Applicable
2.4.2 Page Titled:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.4.3 Focus Order:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.4.4 Link Purpose (In Context):
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.5.1 Pointer Gestures:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.5.2 Pointer Cancellation:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.5.3 Label in Name:
(Level A) Software: Supports
2.5.4 Motion Actuation:
(Level A) Software: Not Applicable Motion-activated input is not supported.
3.1.1 Language of Page:
(Level A) Software: Supports
3.2.1 On Focus: (
Level A) Software: Supports
3.2.2 On Input:
(Level A) Software: Supports
3.3.1 Error Identification:
(Level A) Software: Supports
3.3.2 Labels or Instructions:
(Level A) Software: Supports
4.1.1 Parsing:
(Level A) Software: Supports For WCAG 2.0 and the 508 standards, the September 2023 errata update indicates this criterion is always supported. See the WCAG 2.0 Editorial Errata.
4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A) Software: Supports

Table 2: Success Criteria, Level AA

Number Criteria Conformance Level Remarks and Explanations
1.2.4 Captions (Live) (Level AA) Software: Not Applicable Live audio/video is not supported.
1.2.5 Audio Description (Prerecorded) (Level AA) Software: Not Applicable Video is not currently a supported format in the app.
1.3.4 Orientation:
(Level AA) Software: Supports
1.3.5 Identify Input Purpose:
(Level AA) Software: Supports
1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA) Software: Partially Supports Software: Book covers are provided by publishers and may not always meet minimum contrast requirements.
1.4.4 Resize text (Level AA) Software: Partially Supports Software: Books covers contain some text that we aren’t able to scale.
1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA) Software: Partially Supports Software: Book covers contain images of text, but titles and authors are available in text form.
1.4.10 Reflow:
(Level AA) Software: Supports
1.4.11 Non-text Contrast:
(Level AA) Software: Supports
1.4.12 Text Spacing:
(Level AA) Software: Supports
1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus:
(Level AA) Software: Not Applicable Content is not made visible or hidden based on keyboard hover or focus triggers.
2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA) Software: Supports
2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA) Software: Supports
2.4.7 Focus Visible (Level AA) Software: Supports
3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) Software: Supports
3.2.3 Consistent Navigation (Level AA) Software: Supports
3.2.4 Consistent Identification (Level AA) Software: Supports
3.3.3 Error Suggestion (Level AA) Software: Supports
3.3.4 Error Prevention (Legal, Financial, Data) (Level AA) Software: Supports
4.1.3 Status Messages:
(Level AA) Software: Supports

Table 3: Success Criteria, Level AAA

Notes: Not applicable. The Palace Project Web Catalog was not evaluated for WCAG 2.1 Level AAA conformance.