Accessibility Statement

IB Vine is built for students, professionals, and institutions preparing for investment banking interviews. We believe that high-quality interview preparation should be usable by everyone, and accessibility is a core principle of how we design, build, and ship our product.

Our team is continually working to improve the accessibility of IB Vine. Below are examples of what we do to make the platform usable for as many learners as possible.

Accessibility guidelines

We strive to follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA standard issued by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and use the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) specification. For organizations that require it, we can provide a Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT 2.5 INT) summarizing how IB Vine aligns with WCAG 2.x, Revised Section 508, and EN 301 549.

Automated accessibility testing

We routinely scan IB Vine using axe-core (Deque Systems), the industry-standard automated accessibility testing engine. Our scans cover both public marketing pages and the core authenticated learning experience, including Practice, Learn, Mock Interview Library, Questions, Interview Guides, Community Outcomes, and Leaderboard.

Keyboard navigation

Every interactive element in IB Vine — buttons, links, form controls, tabs, dialogs, dropdowns, and filter menus — is designed to be operable with a keyboard, and we routinely test core flows using keyboard-only navigation. A "Skip to main content" link is available on every page for users who navigate past navigation using keyboard shortcuts. Visible focus indicators appear when navigating with the keyboard.

Screen reader compatibility

IB Vine is built with semantic HTML landmarks, WAI-ARIA attributes, and accessible component primitives, providing the structure and announcements that assistive technologies rely on. Content regions are labeled with proper landmark roles (<header>, <nav>, <main>, <footer>) and interactive components expose correct names, roles, and states.

Transcripts for audio content

IB Vine's audio content — including mock interview recordings and podcast episodes — is accompanied by full text transcripts accessible directly from the audio player. This allows learners who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who simply prefer reading, to access the full content.

Color contrast and visual design

All text is designed to meet the WCAG AA minimum contrast ratio of 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text, and we spot-check contrast in our core interfaces. IB Vine supports both light and dark modes, and both themes maintain sufficient contrast. Content reflows correctly at 200% browser zoom without loss of information or requiring horizontal scrolling.

Reduced motion

IB Vine respects the prefers-reduced-motion operating system preference. When this preference is enabled, animations and transitions throughout the platform are effectively disabled, providing a calmer experience for users who are sensitive to motion.

Design system

Accessibility is a foundational principle of our internal component library. Our interactive elements — dialogs, dropdowns, popovers, tabs, switches, sliders, and form controls — are built on accessible primitives that provide focus management, keyboard navigation, and ARIA semantics out of the box. This ensures that new features inherit accessibility by default rather than as an afterthought.

Ongoing improvement

Accessibility is not a one-time project. We continuously audit new features against our accessibility standards, monitor automated test results on every release, and welcome feedback from our users. If you encounter a barrier or have suggestions for improvement, we want to hear about it.

While we aim for a high level of accessibility, some areas of the platform may not yet fully meet our standards. We prioritize fixing confirmed accessibility issues as part of our regular development process.

IB Vine is primarily tested on modern versions of Chrome, Safari, and Edge on desktop and mobile.

Standards and conformance

IB Vine strives to conform to the following accessibility standards:

• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Level AA
• Revised Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (United States)
• EN 301 549 — Accessibility requirements for ICT products and services (European Union)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III effective communication requirements

Contact us

If you encounter an accessibility barrier on IB Vine or have feedback about the accessibility of our platform, please contact us at support@ibvine.io.