Accessibility

Many people who come to this site are worried, in a hurry, and reading on a phone. Some use a screen reader, a keyboard instead of a mouse, or larger text. We want every one of them to be able to read what is here and reach us. This page says what we do about that and how to tell us when something gets in the way.

What we work to

We build this site to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA, the standard most public bodies and courts use. In practice that means:

• Every page has one main heading and headings in order, so a screen reader can outline it.
• Everything works from the keyboard. Press Tab to move between links and buttons; the first stop on every page is a “Skip to content” link.
• Text is dark on light backgrounds at a contrast of at least 4.5 to 1, and body text is 16 pixels or larger.
• Every button and link is at least 44 pixels tall on a touch screen.
• Photos of people say who they are; decorative images are skipped by screen readers.
• Forms have visible labels, and errors are written out in words, not shown by color alone.
• Nothing moves on its own, and the small animations obey your device’s reduce-motion setting.
• No pop-ups cover what you are reading. Menus and options push the page down instead.

We check every build with automated tools (Lighthouse and axe) on a phone-sized screen and fix what they find before the site is published.

Reading options

The AA button in the menu bar at the top of every page (it is named “Reading options” for screen readers) opens four settings. You can also set them here. They are saved on this device only, in your browser, and you can set them back to normal at any time.

• Text size: Makes every word on the site bigger. Normal, Large, Larger.
• Contrast: Darker text and stronger lines. Normal, High.
• Motion: Turns off the small animations. Full, Reduced.
• Spacing: More room between lines and paragraphs. Normal, Wider.

Your browser can help too. On most computers, holding Ctrl (or ⌘ on a Mac) and pressing + makes the whole page bigger, and the site is built to keep working at up to 400 percent. Phones have a text-size setting under Accessibility that this site follows.

Video meetings and documents

We meet by video on Google Meet, which offers live captions. If you need captions, an interpreter, extra time, or a phone call instead of video, tell us when you send your request and we will set it up. If a document we send you is hard to read, ask and we will send it in another form.

Tell us about a barrier

If any part of this site is hard for you to use, please tell us. Email arothrock@rothrocklegal.com. It helps to say which page you were on and what happened. We strive to respond within one business day. Reporting a barrier does not make you a client and does not put anything on the record about your legal matter.

Where we stand

This site was rebuilt in 2026 with accessibility in mind from the first page. A few things we know about: the deadline tool and the consult request need JavaScript to run, and some older articles link to court websites we do not control. We review this page and re-test the site whenever we make a substantial change.

Last reviewed: September 2, 2026. Responsible attorney: Arthur E. Rothrock, Rothrock Legal, San Jose, California.