Terms of Use
Last updated: January 2025
Our Mission
WhyA11y is dedicated to making web accessibility knowledge freely available to everyone. We believe that digital accessibility should be accessible to all developers, designers, and organizations, regardless of their resources or background.
Free Use of Content
All content on WhyA11y is free for everyone to use. This includes articles, code examples, tutorials, and any other educational materials published on our website. You are welcome to:
- Read, study, and learn from our content
- Use code examples in your own projects
- Share our content with others
- Reference our materials in your own work
- Use our content for educational purposes
- Adapt and modify code examples for your needs
Attribution Request
While our content is free to use, we kindly request that you credit WhyA11y when using our materials. This helps us continue providing free accessibility resources and supports our mission. Here are some ways you can provide attribution:
- Include a link to WhyA11y in your project documentation
- Mention "Based on WhyA11y's accessibility guidelines" in your code comments
- Credit WhyA11y in presentations or educational materials
- Include a reference to our website in your acknowledgments
Example attribution: "This accessible button pattern is based on guidelines from WhyA11y."
Code Examples
All code examples provided on WhyA11y are free to use in your projects. While we strive to provide accurate and accessible code, we make no warranties about the suitability of this code for any specific purpose. You are responsible for:
- Testing and validating code before using it in production
- Ensuring the code meets your specific requirements
- Adapting the code to your project's needs
- Following your organization's coding standards
What You Can Do
You are free to:
- Use our content for personal, educational, or commercial projects
- Modify and adapt code examples to suit your needs
- Share our content with colleagues, students, or communities
- Include our materials in presentations, workshops, or training
- Reference our work in academic papers or professional publications
What We Ask You Not to Do
To maintain the quality and integrity of our resources, we ask that you:
- Don't claim our content as your own original work
- Don't redistribute our entire website or large portions of content without permission
- Don't use our content in ways that promote discrimination or harm
- Don't misrepresent our content or take it out of context
Disclaimer
The materials on WhyA11y are provided on an 'as is' basis. While we strive for accuracy and usefulness, we make no warranties about the completeness, reliability, or suitability of our content for any specific purpose. You use our materials at your own risk.
Accuracy and Updates
Web accessibility standards and best practices evolve over time. We regularly update our content to reflect current guidelines, but we cannot guarantee that all information is always up-to-date. We encourage you to verify information against official sources like WCAG guidelines and test implementations thoroughly.
Links to External Sites
WhyA11y may link to external websites for additional resources or references. We do not endorse or take responsibility for the content of these external sites. Use external links at your own discretion.
Accessibility Commitment
WhyA11y is committed to making our website accessible to all users. We strive to comply with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standards. If you encounter accessibility issues, please contact us so we can address them.
Changes to These Terms
We may update these terms from time to time to reflect changes in our mission or practices. We will notify users of significant changes by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about using our content or would like to discuss attribution, please contact us:
Email: hello@whya11y.com
We're always happy to hear how you're using our resources and appreciate any feedback that helps us improve our content.