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Accessibility Statement

How we approach accessibility across our data-heavy sports analytics site, what we do, where we fall short, and how to reach us.

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Overview

[The Sport Stack] is committed to making our sports analytics content usable by as many people as possible, including people who rely on assistive technologies. This statement explains what we do to support accessibility across our website, where we know we fall short today, and how you can reach us if something on the site is not working for you.

Our site publishes data-heavy content — model projections, best bets, player-prop edges, line-shopping boards, and a public track record of results across MLB, NFL and MMA. We recognize that this kind of dense, interactive, tabular content can create real accessibility challenges, and we treat improving it as an ongoing responsibility rather than a one-time task.

Our Commitment to Accessibility and Inclusion

We want everyone to be able to read our projections, understand our track record, and navigate our boards regardless of how they access the web. Accessibility is not a feature we consider finished; it is a standard we design and build toward as the site evolves.

We aim to consider accessibility throughout our work — when we add new pages, redesign a board, or introduce a new chart or interactive element — rather than treating it as a step to bolt on afterward.

Conformance Target

We use the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 as our reference framework and aim to conform to Level AA. WCAG is an internationally recognized set of standards for making web content more accessible to people with a wide range of disabilities.

WCAG 2.1 Level AA is an aspirational and ongoing target, not a certification or a claim of full conformance. We have not been independently audited or certified, and parts of the site do not yet meet this target. We are working toward it and will keep improving.

Measures We Take

To support accessibility, we aim to apply the following practices as we build and maintain the site:

  • Using semantic HTML so that headings, lists, tables, and landmarks convey structure to assistive technologies
  • Supporting keyboard navigation so that interactive elements can be reached and operated without a mouse
  • Paying attention to color contrast so that text and important interface elements remain legible
  • Respecting the prefers-reduced-motion setting so that users who prefer less movement see reduced or removed animation
  • Providing alternative text for images that carry meaning, and treating purely decorative images accordingly
  • Using ARIA roles, states, and properties where appropriate to describe custom or dynamic components
  • Including accessibility checks as part of our development and review process, and revisiting components as we learn

Known Limitations

We want to be honest about where our site falls short today. Because our content is data-dense and interactive, some areas are more difficult to use with assistive technologies. Known limitations include the following:

  • Some data-dense tables — such as leaderboards, slate tables, and the track-record ledger — can be difficult to navigate with a screen reader, and we are working to improve their structure, labeling, and headers
  • Charts and visualizations, including projection bands and survival histograms, may not fully convey their information to assistive technologies; we are working to add text alternatives and accessible summaries
  • Interactive boards, filters, sortable columns, and pop-over details may not yet be fully operable or announced correctly in all assistive technologies
  • Third-party or embedded content — such as odds data, media, or components we do not fully control — may not conform to the same standard and may behave inconsistently

These limitations reflect the current state of the site, not the standard we are aiming for. We prioritize fixes based on impact and how frequently a given area is used.

Feedback and Requesting an Accessible Alternative

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on [The Sport Stack], or if you need information from the site provided in a different, more accessible format, we want to hear from you. Your feedback helps us find and prioritize problems we may not have caught.

Please contact us at [contact@thesportstack.example]. When you get in touch, it helps to include the page or route where you ran into the problem, a short description of the barrier, and the browser and assistive technology you were using, if you know them.

We aim to acknowledge and respond to accessibility feedback within a reasonable timeframe, and where practical we will try to provide the information you requested in an accessible alternative form.

Formal Complaints and Escalation

We would prefer the chance to resolve any accessibility concern directly, so we encourage you to contact us first at [contact@thesportstack.example]. If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be able to escalate under the accessibility law that applies where you live.

  • In the United States, accessibility of online services may be addressed under laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related state and federal requirements
  • In the European Union, applicable standards and legislation may include EN 301 549 and the European Accessibility Act, as implemented in your country
  • Other jurisdictions may have their own accessibility laws and enforcement bodies

Any formal complaint or escalation is subject to [Governing law & jurisdiction — to be set with counsel] and to the accessibility law applicable in your jurisdiction. The availability of a particular remedy depends on where you are located and the law that applies to you.

Ongoing Effort

Accessibility work on a data-heavy analytics site is continuous. As we redesign tables, add charts, and build new interactive boards, we aim to fold accessibility into that work and to revisit older components over time. We expect our conformance to improve as we go, and we do not consider this effort complete.

We will update this statement as our practices, features, and known limitations change. For related information, see our Terms of Service (/terms), Privacy Policy (/privacy), Cookie Policy (/cookies), Responsible Gambling (/responsible-gambling), and Disclaimer (/disclaimer).