Welcome to the Comfort Mode Toolkit—a community-driven project on a mission to make the web comfier, kinder, and more accessible for everyone. Whether you’re a developer, designer, researcher, or just someone passionate about a better digital experience, you belong here!

Implementation of the Comfort Mode framework from Beyond Compliance: A User-Autonomy Framework for Inclusive and Customizable Web Accessibility

Heads up: Comfort Mode Toolkit is a living project—research, tools, and docs here are a work in progress!
We’re always iterating, learning, and adding new things. Your feedback and contributions shape where we go next.

Comfort Mode is a set of tools, research, and practices designed to:

• Let users control how websites look and feel, so they can browse in a way that's truly comfortable for them.
• Go beyond “bare minimum” accessibility, focusing on personalization, comfort, and real user needs.

Our work spans:

• Scaling & Spacing: Smart defaults that adapt to user needs (not just “make it bigger!”).
• Motion & Animation: Helping sites feel lively but never overwhelming (and always optional).
• Research: Gathering evidence and real user stories to inform every decision.
• Open-source tools: Python CLI utilities, docs, and more!

You don’t have to be an expert—all backgrounds and experience levels are welcome!
Ways to help:

• Research accessibility needs or share user stories
• Improve documentation (clarity, setup guides, etc.)
• Give feedback on interfaces or comfort features
• Tackle beginner-friendly Python tasks
• Share your own comfort tricks, habits, or pet peeves!

Start here:

• Contribution and workflow walkthrough
• Planner Board (issues & tasks)
• Introduce Yourself!
• IIT Madras Student? Checkout our getting started guide

• Kindness & Respect: We uplift, support, and learn from each other.
• Real-World Comfort: We listen to actual user needs (not just checklists).
• Open Science: All research and findings are shared, credited, and reusable.
• Fun & Quirkiness: Comfort is personal—your quirks, stories, and pet pics are welcome!

Stuck or unsure?

• Post in the Research Help Thread or reply on any discussion.
• Tag @lalithaar for urgent questions.
• No question is too small—everyone’s learning together!

• Browse the research needed section for ongoing studies
• Explore the contributions/ folder for how-tos and best practices

A huge thank you to the researchers, writers, designers, accessibility advocates, and communities whose knowledge and creativity made this possible.
This toolkit draws inspiration and evidence from foundational work, including but not limited to:

• Special thanks to pioneers like Tim Berners-Lee, Judy Brewer, Cynthia Waddell, Gregg Vanderheiden, Sharron Rush
• W3C/WAI Accessibility Guidelines
• User research and lived experiences shared on r/accessibility, blogs, and forums
• Countless open-source projects and documentation efforts

We are grateful for the work, wisdom, and generosity of everyone who has contributed to the field.
Every new insight here is only possible because of the incredible foundation built by others. Thank you!

Ready to help make the web comfier for all?
Pull up a (virtual) beanbag and join us!

With comfort,
The Comfort Mode Toolkit Community 🛋️💛