Accessibility

Accessibility Statement

WAAT (Web Architecture and Technologies Ltd) is committed to making waat.eu accessible to as many people as possible, in line with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and the harmonised European standard EN 301 549. Accessibility is a core engineering capability for us — including the work we do for clients — so we hold our own site to the same standard.

This statement applies to the website published at https://waat.eu/.

Conformance status

The WCAG define requirements at three levels: A, AA and AAA. We target WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the level on which EN 301 549 (and the European Accessibility Act) primarily relies for web content.

waat.eu is partially conformant with WCAG 2.1 Level AA. “Partially conformant” means that most of the content meets the standard, but some parts — noted under Known limitations below — do not yet fully conform. We consider this an honest position: the vast majority of the site conforms, and we are closing the remaining gaps rather than claiming a clean bill we cannot yet fully evidence.

Measures we take to support accessibility

Accessibility is built into how we engineer this site, not retrofitted. In practice that means:

  • Semantic HTML landmarks (header, nav, main, footer) and a “skip to content” link.
  • Full keyboard operability, including the mobile navigation menu, which can be opened, closed with Esc, and returns focus correctly.
  • A clearly visible keyboard focus indicator on every interactive element.
  • Text colour contrast measured against the WCAG AA threshold (4.5:1 for body text) rather than estimated by eye.
  • Form fields with associated labels, autocomplete hints, and native, screen-reader-accessible validation.
  • Images served with meaningful alternative text; purely decorative graphics hidden from assistive technology.
  • Respect for the prefers-reduced-motion setting — animations, including the client logo marquee, stop for visitors who ask for reduced motion.
  • Correct page language and clear, consistent page structure with a single main heading per page.

How we test

Accessibility is checked automatically on every change as part of our continuous integration: axe-core runs against our key page templates (we treat any critical or serious issue as a build failure), and Lighthouse enforces a minimum accessibility score. Automated tooling cannot detect every WCAG requirement, so this is complemented by a documented manual audit covering keyboard-only navigation and screen-reader behaviour across every public template — most recently on 23 June 2026, and repeated whenever a new template or interactive component ships.

Known limitations

Despite our efforts, the following are areas where the site may not yet fully conform:

  • Third-party content. Embedded or third-party services (for example consent and analytics tooling, and any embedded media) are not fully under our control and may not always meet the same standard.
  • Migrated content. Some articles were migrated from our previous platform; we are reviewing older content for heading structure and link clarity as we go.
  • Manual audit coverage. Our manual keyboard and screen-reader audit covers every template type, but automated and manual checks run on representative pages rather than on every individual article; some migrated content is still being reviewed.

If you find a barrier that is not listed here, please tell us — see below.

Compatibility

The site is designed to work with current versions of major browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge) on desktop and mobile, together with their built-in assistive technologies. It is built with progressive enhancement, so core content and navigation remain available even when scripts do not run.

Technical specifications

Accessibility of waat.eu relies on HTML, WAI-ARIA, CSS and JavaScript. It is assessed against WCAG 2.1 Level AA and EN 301 549, and we track the move towards WCAG 2.2.

Feedback and contact

We welcome your feedback on the accessibility of waat.eu. If you encounter a barrier, or need information from this site in a different format, please contact us at contact@waat.eu. We aim to respond within five working days.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared and last reviewed on 23 June 2026. It is based on a self-assessment combining automated testing (axe-core, Lighthouse) and manual review, and is updated as the site and our audit work evolve.