Pause animations, everywhere
In the header and the footer of every page. It stops every scene and loop on the site and is remembered in this browser, so the next page opens still.
The same control, here:
Accessibility
Accessible to every resident who reads the record.
This page states what we test on this site, what we have not yet published for the product, and the ADA Title II dates your agency is working toward. Every animation on the site can be stopped.
- A miniature of this site's header is operated with the keyboard only.
- Tab moves a visible focus ring, in order, to: Skip to main content, Product, Security, Pause animations, and Request a pilot.
- Pressing Enter on Pause animations stops the moving line on the page, and the button's label changes to Play animations.
This website
Our statement for this site.
It covers the AwardBeam website, the pages you are reading now. The product has its own status further down this page.
- Standard we target
- WCAG 2.2 Level AA
- Last reviewed
- September 2026
- Known issues
- None recorded at launch
- Report a barrier
- Through the contact form. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and the browser or assistive technology you used.
Try it now: press Tab to see the focus ring, or open this page without motion.
How we check it
Automated checks
An automated accessibility scan of every page template.
Keyboard only
Every link, menu and control reached and operated from the keyboard, with a focus ring the header never covers.
Screen reader
Each page read aloud, including the text description beside every product scene.
200% and 400% zoom
Text and layout reflow without sideways scrolling.
Reduced motion
With the operating system's reduce motion setting on, every scene shows its final frame.
The Pause animations control
The site's own control stops every scene and loop, on every page, and is remembered in this browser.
ADA Title II
The web rule, and the date that applies to you.
The Department of Justice rule under Title II of the ADA applies to state and local government websites and web content. The public portal where your residents read awards and contracts is part of that content, even when a vendor runs it.
- Covers
- Websites and web content that state and local governments provide or make available, including through a contract.
- Technical standard
- WCAG 2.1 Level AA.
- 50,000 or more
- Compliance date April 26, 2027, based on the public entity's total population.
- Under 50,000, and special districts
- Compliance date April 26, 2028.
This summary is planning context, not legal advice. Read the rule summary at ADA.gov (opens in a new tab)
Your compliance date
April 26, 2027
7 months after September 2026.
The product
No conformance claim until the report is published.
AwardBeam's public portal and staff console have not been independently audited for accessibility. We make no conformance claim for the product until its Accessibility Conformance Report, on the VPAT 2.5 template, is published.
Status as of September 2026
- Accessibility conformance report (VPAT 2.5)
- Not yet published
- Independent accessibility audit
- Not yet performed
Until then, ask us to walk your ADA coordinator through the public portal with a keyboard and a screen reader.
How to read an ACR
Each WCAG criterion gets one of four terms. When any vendor sends you one, this is what each term means and what to ask next.
Supports
The product meets the criterion without known defects, or meets it through an equivalent alternative.
What to ask: Ask how it was tested, and on which version of the product.
A usable ACR shows
- A report date, and the product name and version it covers
- The evaluation methods and tools
- Remarks on every row that is not Supports
- A file that is itself accessible
Motion
Every moving scene can be stopped.
The scenes on this site show the software working. Anyone who finds motion distracting or uncomfortable can stop it three ways, and the site starts paused when your device asks for reduced motion.
Pause and replay on each scene
Each product scene has its own button in its corner. It pauses a scene that is running and replays one that has finished. Scenes also stop when they leave the screen.
A sample scene
Stopped on its final frame.
A still copy of any page
Add ?static=1 to any address on this site. Every scene loads at its final frame, which suits printing, screenshots and council packets.
Found a barrier? Tell us.
Use the contact form. Tell us the page, what you were trying to do, and the browser or assistive technology you used. If you are evaluating AwardBeam for your agency, ask for a pilot and bring your ADA coordinator.