Docs & guides
Everything we check, explained - including how to fix it by hand.
Yes, the manual fix too. The people who can do it by hand were never our customers, and the ones who can't will remember who taught them. Every finding in a Reflow report links to its guide here.
The law, in plain words
What the EAA actually requires of publishersand the June 2025 deadline that already passedAre you exempt? The microenterprise ruleunder ten staff and €2M - many indies are, and we say soWhat "conformant" can honestly meanwhy nobody serious claims fully automatic complianceWho certifies: you, and what we preparethe liability question, answered before procurement asks
Writing alt text for books
Describe, don't interpretreaders have said plainly: don't tell them how to feelWhen an image is decorativeand why "skip" is a kindness, not a shortcutCharts, maps and diagrams: extended descriptionsaxis, trend, takeaway - the structure that works
House style for figures"Fig. 3" the way your house writes it, every timeNot written yet
Every finding, explained
Missing ARIA roles - epub:type without a rolewhat the file tells EPUB but not the screen readerColour contrast below the threshold - WCAG 1.4.3why this one is a design decision, not a mechanical fixImages without alt text - WCAG 1.1.1what a screen reader does instead, and the hand-fixLanguage undeclared - epub-langwhy pronunciation breaks, and the one-line fixNo page listseminar and citation use, and how to build oneHeading levels that jump - WCAG 1.3.1skimming is navigation; here's how it breaksMissing accessibility metadataschema.org in the file, ONIX for the channels that ignore it