Steady: Accessibility statement

On this page

We want Steady to work for everyone who needs it. This statement covers the Steady app for Android and Windows, and this website, steadyrecovery.com. It says what works, what isn't right yet, and how to tell us about a problem.

What works

• Three text sizes. Standard, Large and Larger. Choose one when you set Steady up, or later in Settings.
• Light and dark. The app follows your device, or you can choose Light or Dark in Settings.
• Less movement. When your device is set to reduce motion, the app and this website hold still.
• Small screens. The app works on screens from 320 pixels wide, at every text size, without scrolling sideways. So does this website.
• Windows contrast themes. With a contrast theme on, the app still shows what you've chosen, the tab you're on and the days you used. The words on this website stay readable too.
• Screen readers. Buttons, links and charts have names that a screen reader reads out. Pictures that show something are described in words, and pictures that are only decoration are hidden from screen readers.
• Lists instead of charts. The mood, cravings and urge charts each have a "Show as a list" table, with the same days and numbers in words.
• PDFs. The leaflet, client cards and information pack PDFs are tagged for screen readers, so their headings and reading order come through. The same words are also on web pages: the leaflet, the client cards and the information pack.
• Support, one tap away. Support is on every screen of the app, including the lock screen, and works without unlocking. On this website, "Need help now?" is at the top of each main page.

What isn't right yet

• No independent audit. No one outside Lightkeeper Studio has checked Steady's accessibility yet.
• Not yet tested with screen reader users. We haven't yet tried Steady with people who use a screen reader every day.
• One chart has no list. The "Days used per week" chart, on the page for each thing you track, has no list version yet, and a screen reader can't read out its numbers. The same days are in the calendar and History below it.
• Moving decorations. On this website, some decorations move on their own, such as twinkling stars and, on the home page, a band of words that scrolls sideways. There's no button on the page to stop them. They hold still when your device is set to reduce motion.
• Faded steps. On the home page, the steps under "Your plant" and "How it works" are faded until you scroll to each one. Until then, they're hard to read.
• Dark pages only. The home, help and organisations pages are always dark, even when your device is set to light. This page, the privacy policy and the terms follow your device.

The standard we aim for

We aim to meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, level AA. Until an independent audit is done, we can't say how far Steady meets them.

Tell us about a problem

If something in Steady or on this website is hard to use, please tell us. Email hello@lightkeeperstudio.co.uk, and say what you were trying to do and on which device. You don't need to send any of your records.

We aim to reply within 5 working days.

How we checked

We wrote this statement on 2 November 2026. It's based on our own checks of the apps and this website: automatic tests, and checks by hand on phone and computer screens, in light and dark, and at each text size. We'll update it as we fix what isn't right yet.

Steady is a private diary and toolkit, not treatment. It doesn't give medical advice.