Accessibility at GridMew

Play with the keyboard

Use Tab to reach the board. Arrow keys move between cells, Space uses the selected Place cat or Mark × tool, and X toggles a note. Use the visible Undo, Redo, Hint and Restart buttons. A fixed cat cannot be removed. The cell’s accessible name includes row, column, region and current state.

The board has one entry in the Tab order rather than dozens. Arrow navigation keeps a clear blue focus indicator. Dialogs have headings, can be canceled with Escape and return you to the page. Browser and text-editing shortcuts are not repurposed as undo commands.

Read regions without color

Every region has a letter and a heavier boundary. Region letters and high-contrast borders are on by default and can be changed in Settings. Printable boards use letters and black borders on white paper; color is not needed to identify a region.

Error messages name the rule, rather than relying only on a red cell. Staged hints provide text descriptions. Size and reasoning difficulty are separate filters.

Display and motion

The site uses system fonts and responsive layouts. Reduced motion is on by default and also respects your device preference. Keep your browser zoom at a comfortable level; mobile layouts place controls in a single column. Settings are stored on this device, when local storage is available.

Screenshot cropping has numeric left, top, width and height controls as well as pointer handles. Region editing uses the same keyboard-accessible grid as play. Deciding whether a sampled color boundary is correct can still require visual review; manual board entry is available.

Tell us about an access barrier

Contact hello@gridmew.com with the page, task, browser and assistive technology involved. We do not claim universal compatibility or a completed formal accessibility certification. Reproducible feedback helps identify a specific improvement.