Built-in accessibility
Create accessible visualizations with built-in features like screen reader support, keyboard navigation, and auto-contrast labels – no extra setup needed.
Inclusive design choices
Make your data stories accessible with clear titles, high-contrast colors, and downloadable data. Add thoughtful annotations and alternative formats.
Flexible exploration
Let users engage with your visualizations in their preferred way – whether through visuals, keyboard controls, or screen reader interaction.
Flourish accessibility features
Discover all the tools and features Flourish offers to make data visualizations more accessible. From screen reader support to auto-contrasting labels, we’re committed to ensuring your visualizations are clear, inclusive, and easy for everyone to engage with – no matter how they interact with data.
Screen reader and keyboard support
Access data in multiple ways: through overall chart descriptions, navigable data points, or downloadable data files. Our features ensure every user can understand the key insights.
Screen-reader descriptions: Each visualization includes a screen-reader description explaining the chart type and purpose. Titles, subtitles, and annotations are read out by default.
Data downloads: Access the underlying data as CSV to explore using preferred tools or assistive technologies.
Reduced-motion support: Automatically adapts animations for users who prefer less movement.
Multiple ways to understand data
Give users the flexibility to interact with and explore your visualizations in ways that meet their unique needs – efficiently and effectively.
Interactive exploration: Navigate through data points using keyboard controls, with screen reader support for detailed insights
Downloadable data: Access the underlying data in CSV format for analysis in preferred tools
Auto-contrast labels: Ensure text is always legible through automatic contrast adjustment and text stroke options
Clear titles and annotations:Make data stories more understandable through thoughtful labeling and context
Things you can do in Flourish to improve accessibility
The accessibility of a Flourish visualization depends both on our platform features and how users implement them. While we provide the tools and capabilities for creating accessible charts, the final accessibility level also depends on user choices like color palettes, descriptive titles, and clear annotations. That’s why instead of a blanket WCAG AA certification, we focus on enabling and guiding users to create accessible visualizations.
Table of accessibility features
Below is a table detailing which of our templates support specific accessibility features and the versions they were introduced in. It’s a quick reference to keep you informed about Flourish’s ongoing accessibility enhancements across our range of templates.
Our approach to accessibility standards
We provide tools and features to help create accessible visualizations while recognizing that final accessibility depends on implementation choices. Our features support key WCAG principles:
While we don’t claim blanket WCAG compliance, we are actively:
- Working with external accessibility consultants to obtain VPAT certification
- Preparing for the European Accessibility Act (June 2025)
- Continuously improving our platform’s accessibility in collaboration with enterprise clients
- Prioritizing accessibility in our product development
View our accessibility features table to see which features are supported in each template, and check our accessibility roadmap for upcoming improvements.
Accessibility changelog
As part of our ongoing commitment to accessibility, we regularly update our templates and components to enhance screen reader support, keyboard navigation, and overall usability. This changelog documents specific improvements we’ve implemented across our platform, helping you track our progress toward making data visualization accessible to everyone.
Logging accessibility feedback and requests
We encourage our users to help us improve the platform’s accessibility by reporting any issues they encounter. If you come across an element within a Flourish embed that appears to lack keyboard accessibility, please send us a bug report, including the URL and a description of the problematic elements. Your feedback is invaluable in our ongoing efforts to create a more inclusive and accessible platform for everyone.
Accessibility roadmap
At Flourish, we are deeply committed to making our platform accessible and inclusive for all users. To achieve this goal, we have developed an accessibility roadmap that lays out our ongoing efforts to enhance the user experience. This roadmap outlines our plans to identify, prioritize, and implement accessibility improvements across our platform. By regularly evaluating and updating our roadmap, we ensure that our platform remains aligned with the latest accessibility standards and best practices.
I don't think I've ever seen a vendor respond in such a detailed and thoughtful manner on the topic of accessibility.”
Yahoo
Really interesting to see how much you are doing to continually improve things based on latest guidance on accessibility and other innovations.”
Oglivy (WPP)
