Accessibility Features in Sowvia
We believe that learning should be inclusive. Sowvia is designed with cognitive clarity at its core, offering specialized tools to enhance digital reading comfort and maintain visual stamina during long study sessions.
Reading Overlay
A digital focus bar that moves across the page, highlighting one line while gently dimming the rest — preventing line-skipping and reducing visual fatigue.
Irlen Tints
Full-screen colour overlays for visual stress reduction.
Nav Mastery
Full keyboard access for every study action.
Reduced Motion
Respects your OS reduced-motion setting automatically — replacing animations with soft cross-fades and eliminating parallax effects.
Integrated Study Flow
Accessibility features aren't a separate mode — they're built into the core experience and work across flashcards, notes, quizzes, and planning.
Visual aid
Meares-Irlen Tint Guide
Choose the colour that makes on-screen text easiest to track. Each tint has adjustable opacity in your settings.
Yellow
Reduces shimmering text
Rose
Calms visual distortion
Blue
Enhances light contrast
Green
Soothing for long reads
Grey
Reduces total brightness
To activate: Profile → Accessibility → Reading Overlay → choose a tint colour and intensity.
Detailed guidance
1Reading Overlay Dynamics
Our reading overlay mimics the physical "Reading Ruler" used in classrooms. When enabled, a horizontal focus bar follows your mouse or keyboard focus, highlighting one to three lines of text while slightly dimming the rest of the page.
- Adjustable height for different font sizes.
- Configurable opacity for the background mask.
- Toggle on/off with a single click.
2Customizable Tints
For users experiencing Visual Stress (Meares-Irlen Syndrome), high-contrast white backgrounds can cause letters to jump or swirl. Sowvia allows you to apply a global color tint to all study materials.
3Keyboard navigation
We prioritize a mouse-free experience. Every button, input, and flashcard interaction is mapped to logical keyboard shortcuts to support users with motor impairments or those who prefer rapid keyboard interaction.
4Motion and Stability
By selecting "Reduced Motion" in your settings, Sowvia replaces sliding card animations with soft cross-fades and eliminates parallax effects, ensuring a stable visual environment.
5Study Flow Integration
Accessibility settings are synchronized across all your devices. Set your preferences once, and they will follow you from desktop to mobile, maintaining a consistent learning environment.
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