Accessibility Statement

Effective date: July 23, 2026
Last updated: July 23, 2026

BareAnime is committed to making its website, content, store, and community features accessible to as many people as reasonably possible, including people with disabilities.

This Accessibility Statement applies to:

  • BareAnime.com
  • Shop.BareAnime.com
  • BareAnime articles and anime theories
  • Member registration and account features
  • Public profiles
  • Theory-submission forms
  • Comments and community areas
  • Newsletters
  • Videos and embedded content
  • Store, cart, and checkout pages
  • Other BareAnime-operated digital services that link to this statement

In this statement, “BareAnime,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to BareAnime.

1. Our Accessibility Goal

BareAnime aims to improve its digital services in accordance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, commonly known as WCAG.

Our current goal is to work toward substantial conformance with WCAG 2.2 Level AA.

These guidelines address accessibility for people who may experience:

  • Blindness or low vision
  • Deafness or hearing loss
  • Limited mobility or dexterity
  • Speech disabilities
  • Cognitive or learning disabilities
  • Photosensitivity
  • Multiple or temporary disabilities
  • Age-related accessibility needs

Accessibility is an ongoing process rather than a one-time project.

We do not claim that every page or feature currently meets every WCAG 2.2 Level AA success criterion.

2. Accessibility Principles

BareAnime aims to make its services:

Perceivable

Visitors should be able to perceive the information presented, regardless of whether they use sight, hearing, or another method.

This includes efforts to provide:

  • Text alternatives for meaningful images
  • Readable text
  • Sufficient color contrast
  • Captions or transcripts where appropriate
  • Content that does not rely only on color
  • Scalable text
  • Clear headings and structure

Operable

Visitors should be able to navigate and use BareAnime through different input methods.

This includes efforts to support:

  • Keyboard navigation
  • Visible keyboard focus
  • Logical tab order
  • Adequately sized controls
  • Accessible menus
  • Sufficient time to complete actions
  • Avoidance of flashing content
  • Clear navigation

Understandable

Content and controls should be reasonably clear and predictable.

This includes efforts to provide:

  • Plain-language instructions
  • Consistent navigation
  • Descriptive buttons and links
  • Clear form labels
  • Helpful error messages
  • Confirmation before important actions
  • Consistent page structures

Robust

BareAnime should work with commonly used browsers, devices, and assistive technologies.

This includes efforts to use:

  • Semantic HTML
  • Proper heading levels
  • Accessible names for controls
  • Valid form labels
  • Meaningful link text
  • Standard WordPress components
  • Technologies compatible with screen readers where practical

3. Measures We Intend to Take

BareAnime may take measures such as:

  • Reviewing pages for accessibility barriers
  • Testing keyboard navigation
  • Adding alternative text to meaningful images
  • Improving color contrast
  • Using logical heading structures
  • Labeling form fields
  • Adding captions or transcripts to videos where reasonably available
  • Providing visible focus indicators
  • Avoiding text embedded only inside images
  • Improving error messages
  • Making buttons and links descriptive
  • Reviewing mobile usability
  • Checking zoom and text-resizing behavior
  • Testing account, submission, cart, and checkout functions
  • Training anyone who edits BareAnime content on basic accessibility practices
  • Considering accessibility when selecting WordPress themes and plugins
  • Responding to accessibility reports

4. WordPress and Third-Party Technology

BareAnime is built using WordPress and may use third-party themes, plugins, embeds, payment tools, advertising services, analytics systems, newsletter tools, and fulfillment services.

Accessibility may depend partly on technology provided by companies outside BareAnime’s direct control.

Third-party services may include:

  • WordPress
  • WooCommerce
  • Jetpack
  • Google Analytics
  • YouTube
  • Social-media embeds
  • Payment processors
  • Advertising providers
  • Affiliate retailers
  • Newsletter providers
  • Printful
  • Other plugins and integrations

BareAnime will make reasonable efforts to select and configure accessible tools, but we cannot guarantee that every third-party service fully meets BareAnime’s accessibility goals.

Please report third-party barriers encountered through BareAnime so we can investigate possible alternatives, configuration changes, or workarounds.

5. Images and Alternative Text

BareAnime aims to provide appropriate text alternatives for meaningful images.

Alternative text may describe:

  • The important visual information
  • A relevant anime character or scene
  • A chart or diagram
  • A product
  • A button or linked image
  • Information necessary to understand an article or theory

Decorative images may use empty alternative text so that screen readers can skip them.

Because BareAnime discusses anime and manga, some visual material may be included to support detailed commentary. We will work to ensure that essential arguments are not communicated only through images.

Older images or member-submitted images may not yet contain complete alternative text.

6. Anime Screenshots and Manga Panels

BareAnime may use anime screenshots, manga panels, artwork, or similar visual references for commentary and analysis.

Where practical:

  • The surrounding text will explain the relevant visual detail.
  • Important evidence will not be presented only through an image.
  • Alternative text will summarize the meaningful content.
  • Captions may identify a character, chapter, episode, or context.

Alternative text may be kept concise when the surrounding article already provides a detailed explanation.

7. Headings and Page Structure

BareAnime aims to use headings in a logical order.

Page titles should generally use the highest appropriate heading level, followed by descriptive subheadings.

Headings should describe the content that follows rather than being used only for visual styling.

Older content or third-party blocks may occasionally contain heading-order issues. These issues will be reviewed as content is updated.

8. Color and Contrast

BareAnime aims to maintain sufficient contrast between:

  • Text and backgrounds
  • Links and surrounding content
  • Buttons and backgrounds
  • Form fields and borders
  • Focus indicators and surrounding elements
  • Error messages and backgrounds

Information should not be communicated through color alone.

For example, an error should include text or another visible indicator rather than appearing only in red.

BareAnime’s branding colors may be adjusted when necessary to improve readability.

9. Text Size and Zoom

BareAnime aims to allow visitors to:

  • Increase browser zoom
  • Enlarge text
  • Use mobile accessibility settings
  • Read content without excessive horizontal scrolling
  • Use responsive layouts across common screen sizes

Some embedded content or third-party widgets may not respond perfectly to high zoom levels.

Please report any content that becomes unreadable or unusable when zoomed.

10. Keyboard Navigation

BareAnime aims to make interactive elements usable through a keyboard.

This includes:

  • Links
  • Menus
  • Buttons
  • Forms
  • Account controls
  • Theory-submission tools
  • Comment controls
  • Cart and checkout functions
  • Cookie preferences

Keyboard focus should remain visible as a visitor moves through the page.

BareAnime will work to correct keyboard traps, missing focus indicators, illogical tab order, and controls that require a mouse.

11. Links and Buttons

Links and buttons should use clear labels.

BareAnime aims to avoid vague standalone labels such as:

  • Click here
  • Read more
  • Learn more

when the surrounding context does not explain the destination.

When repeated “Read More” links are required by a WordPress block, BareAnime may use accessible labels or surrounding context to identify the associated article.

Links should be visually distinguishable from ordinary text.

12. Forms

BareAnime forms may include:

  • Contact forms
  • Registration forms
  • Login forms
  • Newsletter signup forms
  • Theory-submission forms
  • Comment forms
  • Privacy-request forms
  • Store checkout forms
  • Report and appeal forms

BareAnime aims to provide:

  • Visible labels
  • Clear instructions
  • Required-field indicators
  • Helpful error messages
  • Keyboard accessibility
  • Logical field order
  • Accessible consent checkboxes
  • Confirmation after submission

A placeholder inside a field should not be the only label when a persistent label is reasonably possible.

13. Form Errors

When a form contains an error, BareAnime aims to:

  • Identify the affected field
  • Explain what must be corrected
  • Avoid relying only on color
  • Preserve entered information where possible
  • Move focus or provide clear navigation to the error
  • Avoid unnecessarily clearing the entire form

Certain third-party forms may not provide every feature listed above.

14. Account and Profile Accessibility

BareAnime intends for account features to support members using assistive technology.

Relevant features may include:

  • Registration
  • Login
  • Password reset
  • Profile editing
  • Username selection
  • Notification preferences
  • Account deletion
  • Theory management

New account features should be reviewed for keyboard use, screen-reader labels, focus order, form errors, and mobile readability before or soon after launch.

15. Theory-Submission Accessibility

The theory-submission process may include:

  • Title fields
  • Rich-text editing
  • Category selection
  • Image uploads
  • Source citations
  • Consent checkboxes
  • Preview and submission controls

BareAnime aims to make these controls understandable and keyboard accessible.

Rich-text editors and media-upload tools can create accessibility challenges. BareAnime may provide an alternate submission method when a member cannot use the standard editor.

16. Comments and Community Features

BareAnime aims to make comments, replies, reports, reactions, and other community tools accessible.

This may include:

  • Identifying comment authors
  • Providing readable timestamps
  • Labeling reply and report buttons
  • Supporting keyboard navigation
  • Avoiding controls that appear only on hover
  • Providing clear moderation messages

Community features added later will be reviewed as they are developed.

17. Videos, Audio, and Captions

BareAnime may publish or embed videos and audio.

Where reasonably practical, BareAnime aims to provide:

  • Accurate captions
  • Edited automatic captions
  • Transcripts
  • Descriptions of important visual information
  • Controls that can be operated by keyboard

Automatic captions may contain errors, particularly with:

  • Character names
  • Japanese terminology
  • Chapter references
  • Attack names
  • Fictional locations
  • Creator names

BareAnime may correct caption errors as they are identified.

18. Audio and Autoplay

BareAnime should avoid automatically playing audio without clear user control.

When audio or video begins automatically, visitors should have an accessible way to pause, stop, or mute it.

Third-party advertisements or embedded services may occasionally behave outside BareAnime’s preferred settings. Please report intrusive or inaccessible autoplay behavior.

19. Animation and Motion

BareAnime may use transitions, videos, animations, hover effects, or moving content.

We aim to:

  • Avoid rapid flashing
  • Avoid unnecessary motion
  • Respect reduced-motion preferences where supported
  • Provide controls for moving content
  • Avoid making essential information depend on animation

Animations that could create a seizure risk should not be used.

20. Tables, Charts, and Diagrams

BareAnime may use tables, comparison charts, timelines, or theory diagrams.

Where practical:

  • Tables will use appropriate headers.
  • Complex visual information will receive a text explanation.
  • Charts will not depend only on color.
  • Essential conclusions will be stated in the surrounding text.
  • Images of text will be avoided when real text can be used.

21. PDF and Downloadable Documents

BareAnime may publish downloadable documents in the future.

We will aim to make new documents accessible through:

  • Proper headings
  • Selectable text
  • Meaningful reading order
  • Tagged structure
  • Alternative text
  • Descriptive links
  • Sufficient contrast

Older or third-party documents may not be fully accessible.

A visitor may request an available alternative format through the contact information below.

22. Store Accessibility

Shop.BareAnime.com may include:

  • Product listings
  • Product images
  • Size guides
  • Variant selectors
  • Cart functions
  • Checkout forms
  • Payment tools
  • Order confirmations

BareAnime aims to ensure that customers can:

  • Understand product information
  • Identify prices
  • Select product options
  • Review orders
  • Correct checkout errors
  • Complete purchases with keyboard navigation
  • Access refund and shipping policies

Third-party payment interfaces may be controlled by the payment provider.

23. Product Images and Descriptions

Product images should include alternative text identifying the product and meaningful visual characteristics.

Product descriptions should not rely entirely on images.

Important information such as:

  • Material
  • Size
  • Color
  • Price
  • Care instructions
  • Availability
  • Shipping limitations

should be available as text where practical.

24. Cookie Banner Accessibility

BareAnime’s cookie banner and preference center should be:

  • Keyboard accessible
  • Properly labeled
  • Screen-reader compatible
  • Easy to close or operate
  • Clear about available choices
  • Designed with visible focus
  • Usable at increased zoom

Visitors should be able to reject or manage nonessential cookies without encountering inaccessible controls.

25. Newsletter Accessibility

BareAnime aims to create newsletters with:

  • Descriptive subject lines
  • Logical headings
  • Meaningful link text
  • Alternative text for meaningful images
  • Readable font sizes
  • Sufficient contrast
  • A visible unsubscribe link
  • A clear text structure

Email accessibility may vary depending on the subscriber’s email application.

26. Known Limitations

BareAnime is still developing, and some accessibility limitations may exist.

Possible limitations may include:

  • Older images without complete alternative text
  • Third-party embedded videos
  • Social-media embeds
  • Affiliate product widgets
  • Advertisements
  • Member-submitted images
  • Rich-text theory editors
  • File-upload controls
  • Payment-provider interfaces
  • Automated captions
  • Older articles with inconsistent headings
  • Plugin-generated forms
  • Content loaded through external services

This list does not mean that every identified limitation is currently present.

BareAnime will update this statement when significant known barriers are confirmed or resolved.

27. Alternative Access

When a visitor cannot access content or complete an action, BareAnime may provide reasonable assistance or an alternate format when available.

Possible alternatives may include:

  • Providing article text by email
  • Supplying a transcript
  • Describing an image
  • Helping complete an account request
  • Accepting a theory submission through an alternate method
  • Providing store-policy information in plain text
  • Assisting with a support request

BareAnime cannot guarantee that every third-party service can be reproduced in an alternate format.

28. Reporting an Accessibility Problem

Please contact BareAnime if you encounter an accessibility barrier.

Include:

  • The affected page or feature
  • The page address
  • A description of the problem
  • The action you were trying to complete
  • Your browser and device, where relevant
  • The assistive technology used, where relevant
  • The alternative format or solution that would help

You are not required to disclose a medical diagnosis or provide proof of disability to report a barrier.

29. Response to Accessibility Reports

BareAnime will make reasonable efforts to:

  • Acknowledge legitimate reports
  • Investigate the issue
  • Identify whether BareAnime or a third party controls the feature
  • Provide an available workaround
  • Correct confirmed barriers where reasonably possible
  • Communicate the outcome

Resolution time may depend on:

  • The severity of the barrier
  • Technical complexity
  • Plugin or provider limitations
  • Development resources
  • Whether an alternate solution exists
  • Whether a third party must make the change

Submitting a report does not guarantee that every requested change will be implemented exactly as proposed.

30. Accessibility Is Ongoing

BareAnime may review accessibility when:

  • Creating new templates
  • Publishing new content
  • Selecting plugins
  • Changing navigation
  • Launching profiles
  • Adding submission tools
  • Updating the store
  • Introducing advertising
  • Redesigning the Website
  • Responding to user reports

Automated accessibility scans may be used, but automated tools cannot detect every barrier.

Manual testing and user feedback remain important.

31. Third-Party Content

Some content is supplied or controlled by third parties.

BareAnime may not be able to modify:

  • Embedded platform interfaces
  • External checkout pages
  • Advertisements
  • Affiliate retailer pages
  • Social-media posts
  • External videos
  • Third-party documents
  • Browser extensions
  • User devices

BareAnime will consider alternatives or adjustments where a third-party barrier materially affects access to BareAnime’s own services.

32. No Guarantee of Complete Conformance

BareAnime does not claim that every page, feature, plugin, document, video, advertisement, or external service is completely accessible at all times.

Technology and accessibility standards continue to develop.

This statement describes BareAnime’s goals and efforts and does not waive any rights or obligations under applicable law.

33. Changes to This Statement

BareAnime may update this Accessibility Statement when:

  • Accessibility work is completed
  • Known limitations change
  • New features launch
  • Standards change
  • User feedback identifies barriers
  • Third-party services change
  • Applicable law changes

The “Last updated” date will identify the current version.

34. Contact Information

To report an accessibility issue or request an available alternative format, contact:

BareAnime
Website: BareAnime.com
Email: Contact@bareanime.com
Location: United States

Recommended subject line: Accessibility Request

Please include the affected page or feature and describe what would help you access the content or service.

Do not send passwords, complete payment-card information, government identification numbers, or other highly sensitive information through ordinary email.