PC-DIDI ACCESSIBILITY TOOLBAR — JED SUBMISSION MATERIAL
Copyright (C) 2026 PC-DIDI Webdesign

EXTENSION NAME
PC-DIDI Accessibility Toolbar

EXTENSION TYPE AND VERSION
System plugin — version 1.0.5
The listing title matches the literal name in accessibility.xml.

SHORT DESCRIPTION
A configurable Joomla 6 toolbar with text sizing, contrast, text spacing, reduced motion, selected-text read aloud in German, and more.

LONG DESCRIPTION
PC-DIDI Accessibility Toolbar adds a lightweight display-preferences panel to the Joomla site frontend. Site administrators can choose the toolbar side, set its distance from the bottom edge, select an accent colour, enable individual controls, and add optional custom CSS.

Visitors can increase or reset text size, enable a high-contrast presentation, underline links, reduce animations, use a readable sans-serif font, increase text spacing, highlight headings, and align text to the start of the reading direction. The read-aloud control speaks selected text only and uses an available German voice from the visitor's browser or device. It does not use a non-German fallback voice. A skip link can take keyboard users to the main content. Display preferences are kept in the visitor's local browser storage. The plugin itself loads no third-party fonts, scripts, analytics, or trackers. Administrator-supplied custom CSS may request external resources.

The controls are keyboard operable, have accessible names and states, provide visible focus styling, and announce setting changes. Read aloud can be stopped with the same button and stops when the panel closes. The toolbar closes when keyboard focus leaves it so that its panel does not continue to obscure page content.

ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT
The extension provides optional display and reading preferences. It does not certify the toolbar or automatically make the host Joomla website WCAG conformant. Site-wide conformance depends on the active template, content, forms, media, and third-party extensions and must be assessed on the actual installation. Do not use the toolbar as a substitute for an accessibility audit or remediation.

COMPATIBILITY
Joomla 6.x
PHP 8.3 or later (Joomla 6 platform requirement)

LICENSE
GNU General Public License version 2 or later (GPL-2.0-or-later). A full copy of the license is included as LICENSE.txt.

AUTHOR
PC-DIDI Webdesign
https://www.pc-didi.at
office@pc-didi.at

SUPPORT
Email: office@pc-didi.at
Website: https://www.pc-didi.at

DOCUMENTATION
README.txt is included in the extension package. A public documentation page can be added to the JED entry after it is published on the developer's website.

UPDATE SERVER
https://pc-didi.at/downloads/plg_system_accessibility/updates.xml

PUBLIC LINKS FOR THE LISTING
Website: https://www.pc-didi.at/
Direct installer URL (publish after uploading the ZIP): https://pc-didi.at/downloads/plg_system_accessibility/plg_system_accessibility_v1.0.5.zip
Support: office@pc-didi.at
The README.txt inside the ZIP is the current documentation. Add a public documentation or demo URL only after it is live and verified.

RELEASE CHECKLIST
Before submitting, attach this installer ZIP directly to the JED listing, upload the versioned ZIP and updates.xml to the HTTPS paths above, and confirm both URLs are publicly reachable. Install and update the package on a clean Joomla 6 test site and verify its administrator settings and frontend controls. Capture screenshots from that tested installation. Complete an accessibility review of the toolbar and avoid claiming whole-site conformance.
