Accessibility

Reading and navigation

Pages use headings, landmarks, descriptive links, visible keyboard focus, and a skip-to-content link. Text follows browser zoom and layouts adapt to a narrow screen. Reduced-motion preferences remove animated scrolling and transitions. The public written guides remain available when JavaScript is disabled; interactive preparation, offline saving, and PDF downloads require JavaScript.

Private preparation

Examination questions group the labeled Yes, No, Unsure, and Skip radio buttons under a question. Notes and editable reminders have labels. The current section has a heading and progress indicator; you can move between sections or open the review. A choice of Unsure leaves a question to discuss with a priest. You do not have to answer every prompt.

Error and download messages use status regions. The Daily Examen offers open reflection prompts and an optional one-minute pause. You can pause, reset, or ignore the timer and continue whenever you are ready; it imposes no time limit on preparation.

Print and PDF options

The printable builder and personal summary offer standard, large, and extra-large text on US Letter or A4 paper. Prayer cards have their own text and paper choices. Downloadable PDFs use embedded fonts where supported. If a download cannot represent a character or a page directs you to browser printing, use Print / Save as PDF and check the resulting text.

The HTML guide is the primary accessible reading format. Generated PDFs are not claimed to be fully tagged PDF/UA documents. A successful download does not by itself establish that a document works with every assistive technology.

Offline use and available languages

Supported preparation pages can save their guide files and PDF resources for offline use in a compatible browser. Save while connected and check the success message before relying on them. Other articles and external source links still require a connection. Offline saving is separate from the option to retain private progress in the current tab.

Language pages differ in the tools and prayer texts they provide. A translated guide may offer written preparation without a translated interactive tool. Where a complete prayer remains on an external publisher’s page, that link requires internet access.

Personal assistance and feedback

For an accessible Confession room, help communicating, a priest who speaks your language, or more time, contact the parish directly. You can prepare with the written guides and ask a trusted person to help operate controls without sharing the content of your examination.

For a website accessibility problem, email hello@catholicconfessionguide.com with the page address, browser or assistive technology, and a description of the problem. Use an invented example instead of sending examination answers or private notes. We do not claim a completed independent accessibility certification.