Haijin

Accessibility

Haijin is meant for every reader and every poet. We want everyone to be able to read it, write in it and move around it, whether they see poorly or not at all, have difficulty telling colours apart, find reading tiring, cannot use a mouse, or simply prefer a gentler display.

What you can adjust

The moon or sun button at the top right of every page switches between the light and dark themes. The "Aa" button next to it opens the reading comfort panel:

  • text size, in three steps;
  • stronger contrast, in plain black and white, with underlined links;
  • a simplified reading font with clearly distinct letters;
  • more space between lines, words and letters;
  • reduced animations.

Your choices are remembered on your device in a small customisation cookie that holds no personal data and is only set when you make a choice. The site also follows your system settings, dark theme, stronger contrast and reduced motion, as long as you have not chosen otherwise.

What is in place

  • The whole site works with the keyboard, with a "Skip to content" link at the top of each page and a visible marker on the active element.
  • Each page is structured with ordered headings and landmarks: header, navigation, main content, footer.
  • The language of each page is declared, and so is that of each poem when it differs, so that screen readers can pick the right voice.
  • Text can be enlarged to 200% in the browser, and further with the comfort panel, with no loss of content and no horizontal scrolling.
  • Text colours reach a contrast of at least 4.5 to 1, in both the light and the dark theme.
  • Form fields carry a label, and errors are written out in words.
  • Confirmation messages are announced to screen readers.
  • Illustrations, the dandelions, are decorative. Nothing is conveyed by an image alone.

Standards and conformance status

Haijin draws on the international WCAG 2.2 rules, level AA, and on the French RGAA standard. The site has not been audited in full by an independent auditor, so it is not declared conformant. The main pages were checked with an automated testing tool, in the light and dark themes, in French, English and Japanese, and then with the keyboard. An automated check detects only part of the possible flaws, and tests with screen readers are still to be carried out. This statement is a voluntary effort to inform.

Known limits

  • Haiku are written by members. They are plain text, without images.
  • Automatic translations are approximate and may contain errors.
  • For Japanese readers, this page and the legal pages are shown in English.

An obstacle, a suggestion?

If a page gets in your way, write to us at david@haijin.io with the page address and what bothered you. We will fix it as soon as we can. If the answer does not satisfy you, you may contact the French Défenseur des droits at defenseurdesdroits.fr.

Last updated on November 10, 2026